Friday, February 11, 2011

Rava Idli (Semolina Idli)

Rava Idli, originated in the MTR restaurants in Bangalore during WWII, is a popular breakfast item in South India. It could be made either plain or with nuts and vegetables. I used grated carrot here and hence the color. It is very easy to make compared to idli since overnight fermenting is not required. Roast rava in oil along with mustards seeds, chana dal, urad dal, ginger, green chilli etc. Then add yogurt, vegetables, nuts, grated coconut, baking soda etc.  Add water for the required consistency and let the batter sit for a while before making this delicious idlis. Serve hot with coconut chutney. Some recipes call for adding eno fruit salt for getting softer idlis. I used baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) + yogurt instead, since eno was not available.
Recipe Courtesy: Sailu's Kitchen

14 comments:

Indian Khana said...

Looks yum and one of my fav.:)

Suja Manoj said...

Looks very inviting,healthy breakfast.

kitchen queen said...

lovely and soft and delicious rava idly.

Suji said...

Greta loking rava idlis, njan epolum MTR mix vache undakitullu..

Unknown said...

My favorite kind of idli as these are so easy to make :)

Priya Suresh said...

Soft and great looking idlies.

Unknown said...

It looks perfect and tasty! Njan kure naalayi ethu undakkanirikkuva..Ethu vare nadannilla, eni onnu try cheyyanam..

Unknown said...

yummy idlies and goes well with any chutney

Unknown said...

adipoli..ivdie rava arkum ishtamalla..so ithu undakituilla..innu onnu try cheyyanam..

Sarah Naveen said...

looks so yummy!!! i love this..

Unknown said...

This is just swesome, looks great! and thanks for stopping by and for ur kind words of appreciation :)

Lena Jayadev said...

Sailu.. this looks super healthy and easy recipe.... i had tasted it several times, bt never tested in my kitchen..i thought urud dal we have to soak overnight and next day roast rava and make.. this is new recipe.. this time im sure im going to try this..happy to follow u.. :)

Lena Jayadev said...

i thought your name is Sailu.. sorry Deepa.. u r mallu...glad to see a mallu again.. im frm Thrissur n u??

Indian Cuisine Blogroll said...

Priti, Suja, KQ, Suji, Priya, Priya, Maya, Savi, Sangi, Sarah, Ananda, Lena...thanks for your comments..