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A few things before you start:

- Use slightly sour natural yogurt for a better taste.

- If using roasted rava, skip sautéing rava in pan. 

- For a white idli, omit turmeric powder. 

- Best served hot with a hot cup of tea and tomato-coconut chutney

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Rava Idli

റവ  ഇഡലി 

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Ingredients:

1 – Rava / semolina -1 cup 

2 - Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp 

     Urad dal / uzhunnu -1 tsp 

3 - Dried red chillies - 2 

     Curry leaves-1 sprig 

     Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp 

4 – Salt to taste 

      Baking soda-1/2 tsp 

5 - Yogurt-1 1/3 cup 

      Water – 1 /4 cup 

6 - Oil-1 tbs 

Method: 

• Grease the idli pans and keep aside. 
• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and urad dal. 
• When the seeds begin to pop add broken red chillies, curry leaves and turmeric powder and saute for half a minute. 
• Add rava, mix well and saute for 2 mins on medium high heat till rava turns golden brown in colour. 
• Remove from heat, add the salt and baking soda and mix well. Set aside to cool. 
• 5 minutes before making the idlis, mix in the yogurt. Set aside for 5 minutes. If the batter is too thick add water. The batter should be resemble idli batter. 
• Steam for 10-12 minutes till done. 

Cheers