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Monday, May 20, 2013

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.  


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