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Rawa Idli

Rawa idli is a South Indian breakfast dish made with fine semolina.It is a specialty of Karnataka.Rawa idli was my childhood favorite breakfast dish.We used to enjoy eating it with garam masala gravies.This recipe is of my sister in law Santoshi who cooks very good South Indian delicacies.

Ingredients:
Bombay rava(fine semolina of suji)- 1 1/2 cups
Curds- 1/2 l approx
Ghee-2tsp
Oil-1 tsp
Mustard seeds—1/2 tsp
Bengal gram dal(chana dal)- ¼ tsp
Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
Green chillies-2( chopped)
Split black gram dal(urad dal)- ¼ tsp
Cashew nuts- 7-8 (broken)
Grated carrot- ½ cup
Green peas ( frozen or fresh) – ¼ cup
Grated coconut- 1 tsp
Coriander leaves- 2tsp (chopped)
Soda powder- 1 3/4 tsp

Method :-
  1. Dry roast the  suji until you get a nice aroma.
  2. Transfer into a vessel and cool it completely.
  3. Add  the beaten curds, salt, grated carrot, green peas, coriander leaves, grated coconut.
  4. Heat oil/ghee add mustard seeds, when it splutters add chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, green chillies and cashews.
  5. Temper this to the above suji mixture.
  6. Add soda powder just when you are ready to steam idli’s and beat it well. 
  7. Add water in the the idli cooker,heat the vessel, grease the idli plates with a drop of oil or ghee, add the batter and steam for 15-20  minutes.
  8. Off the flame and open the lid of the idli cooker once done  and remove the idli stand out.
  9. Allow it to stand for 3-4 minutes and then unmould the idlies with the help of a butter knife.
  10. Add a dash of ghee on the top of the idli.
  11. Serve it with chutney or gravy.
  Tips—Add water to the batter  to adjust the consistency. 

About SaiGeetha Pai

I am Saigeetha, a homemaker, food blogger, baker and a cook. Cooking is my passion.

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