Instant Rawa Idli

Making idlis is a long process... soaking, grinding, fermenting.. But what to do if you suddenly crave for idlis.
Instant rawa idli is the solution. No soaking, no gringing, not fermenting.

Ingredients:

• Semolina ( sooji ) - 1 cup
• Yogurt - 1 cup
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Grated Ginger - 1 tsp
• Finely Chopped Green Chilies - 2 or to taste
• Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Grated Carrot - 1 tsbp 
• Cilantro Leaves - for garnish

Directions: 

• Dry roast semolina till it slightly changes the color and emits a nice aroma. Keep it aside in a plate.

• In the same pan, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add grated ginger and green chilies. Saute.
• Turn off the heat and add the roasted sooji to it and mix well.

• Add curd, salt, soda to it. Mix well. This is your batter for idli. Let it stand for half an hour.

• Take the idli stand, grease it. and place few grated carrots and one cilantro  leave so that it can be used as a garnish on the idli. 

• Spoon the batter on top of the carrots and cilantro.  Steam for around 10-12 minutes. If you are using a pressure cooker to steam, do not put on the weight. 
• Serve with any chutney or sambar.

Note : 

• I have used carrots and cilantro as garnish, however, if you want you can mix it in the batter. In that case increase the quantity of carrots, say 1/2 cup and half cup of chopped cilantro. Mix it in the batter.
• You can use roasted cashew nuts to garnish. Just like how I placed the carrots and cilantro, you can replace it with one roasted cashew nut. Similarly, you can also garnish with a small slice of tomato or anything you can think of. 
• This recipe makes around 8 idlis. If you want to make more, please increase the quantity of the ingredients accordingly.