Quick Rava Idlis

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Makes 12 servings
Ingredients
For The Batter

• 1 cup semolina (rava)
• 1/4 cup curds (dahi)
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
• salt to taste
• 3/4 tsp fruit salt

Other Ingredients

• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp ghee
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
• 1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
• 1 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
• 4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• a pinch asafoetida (hing)
• oil for greasing

For Serving

• sambhar
• coconut chutney

Method
For the batter

1. Combine all ingredients together, except the fruit salt, with 1 cup of water in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside for 10 minutes.

How to proceed

1. Heat the oil and ghee in a small non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal,cashewnuts, curry leaves, cumin seeds, green chilies and asafoetida, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
2. Add this tempering to the prepared semolina batter and mix well.
3. Just before steaming, add the fruit salt and 2 of tsp water over the batter.
4. When the bubbles form, mix gently.
5. Pour a little batter into each greased idli mould and steam for 7 to 8 minutes or till the idlis are cooked.
6. Cool slightly, demould and serve immediately with sambhar and coconut chutney.