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Rava Idli-Rava Idli Recipe-How to Make Rava Idli

November 24, 2015 47 Comments

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Rava Idli Recipe

When MTR does such a great job of producing a great instant rava idli mix, you may ask why I even bother with a from-scratch rava idli recipe. 

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Well, SJ did it *points fingers* so I wanted to as well. Plus, I had some eno salt in the house and decided that rava idli would be easier than making dhokla from scratch, or something.  
Rava Idli Recipe – From Scratch
Adapted from here
Makes about 10-12 idlis
Ingredients:
1 cup sooji / rava / fine semolina
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp channa dal
1 tbsp chopped cashews
1/4 tsp hing
2 tbsp oil
2.5 cups curd / plain yogurt
1 tsp Eno fruit salt (secret ingredient for spongy rava idlis)
A handful finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste

How I Made It:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and chana dal.

2. Once the mustard seeds pop and the chana dal starts turning golden brown, add the hing and cashews. Fry until the cashews start turning golden brown.

3. Now add the rava and fry till it turns golden brown (a lot of golden-brown-turning needs to happen in this recipe), approximately 5-7 mins.  Add salt (regular, not eno), mix well, and let it cool.

4. Then add 1 cup of curds to the dry mixture and mix well. Let it rest covered for 10 mins. Add the rest of the curds and mix well ( it should be little thicker than idli batter). Add the Eno fruit salt and mix well. Ladle the batter into idli moulds. Steam in an idli maker or pressure cooker for 10-12 mins (without weight). Allow it to cool and unmould.

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The best combination for rava idli is onion-tomato chutney but I didn’t have the patience for that so served with regular coconut chutney.

PS: Excuse the picture quality. This was dinner on Saturday and I didn’t have the patience to set up the light box. 

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  1. Anonymous

    June 13, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    Hi, Do I need to use fine semolina particularly? As the one I have in my kitchen doesn't say anything (like fine or coarse) and it's not that fine either.

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      June 14, 2012 at 11:12 am

      can't tell for sure without knowing what exactly you are talking about, unfortunately

      Reply
  2. Penny

    April 25, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Inspired, going to try this as soon as i can. Thank you!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous

    March 21, 2012 at 9:51 am

    wat is eno salt ? wat if i add normal salt??

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    • Nagalakshmi V

      March 21, 2012 at 6:28 pm

      eno salt is actually an antacid but it's ingredients help in this process of making rava idli. no, you cannot substitute with regular salt.

      Reply
  4. Bhags

    February 8, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    looks amazing……both the idlis n the plate, where can I buy these? My hubby loves to eat in banana leaves n this is the closest I have a seen to a real leaf. Thanks for the awesome blog n pics. I love your Hyderabadi baingan n have made it several times.

    Bhags

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    • Nagalakshmi V

      February 9, 2012 at 6:44 am

      I live in Singapore and I got these banana leaves plate from Mustafa Centre

      Reply
  5. Bhags

    February 8, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    Hi Nags,

    Beautiful presentation n equally tempting idlis….. I absolutely love the plates, any idea from where I can get these…please please, my hubby loves to eat in banana leaves n this is the closest. Thanks n love your blog.

    Reply
  6. Bhags

    February 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    Hi Nags,

    Beautiful presentation n equally tempting idlis….. I absolutely love the plates, any idea from where I can get these…please please, my hubby loves to eat in banana leaves n this is the closest. Thanks n love your blog.

    Reply
  7. Pooja Pillai

    July 14, 2011 at 6:14 am

    hi nags,

    a gr8 yummy recipe, had been looking for this recipe for a long time, and i tried it immediately this morning !

    lovely, and the presentation with plaintain leaf looks awesome !

    Reply
  8. Anu Nandu

    May 18, 2011 at 3:42 am

    The day you posted this, I prepared this. But I also took pictures for a post of my own. Just published it. Your pictures were a total inspiration to me and made me move my lazy bum and prepare this pronto. Thank you girlie for inspiring me..especially when I was very hungry!

    Reply
  9. Nags

    May 18, 2011 at 3:43 am

    i was reconsidering posting this rava idli recipe because i felt the pictures had come out very average. glad so many people tried it and liked it 🙂

    Reply
  10. Ranjeetha Bipin

    May 16, 2011 at 9:09 am

    Hey tried the idli this weekend… They were a super hit…made tomato chutney to go with it…the combination was mind blowing!!!
    Loved it…Thanks 🙂

    Reply
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