VEG RAVA IDILI

Ingredients

1.      Rava /sooji/semolina -1 cup (roasted)

2.      Yogurt/curd -3/4 cup

3.      Water -as required

4.      Salt

5.      Coriander leaves –a few

6.      Eno fruit salt -1 sachet or baking soda – ½  tsp

7.      Oil - 4 tbsp

8.      Mustard -1 tsp

9.      Chana dal -1tsp

10.  Urad dal -1 tsp

11.  Asafoetida / hing -a pinch

12.  Red chilly -2 chopped

13.  Curry leaves – a few

14.  Ginger -1 inch  finely chopped

15.  Green chilly -2 finely chopped

16.  Carrot  -1 grated

17.  Onion -1 finely chopped

18.  Greepeas-1/2 cup

19.  Beans -4 finely chopped

20.  Cashew nuts for decoration

21.  Turmeric – ¼ tsp.

Method

1.Roast 1 cup rava in a pan on low flame for 5 mits. Then Cool the rava and transfer to a bowl.

2.To this add the curd and little water mix well and rest it for 20 mts until the rava absorbs water.  Then add enough water to the rava mix  to form idili batter consistency, stir well and keep aside.

3.Heat oil in a pan add mustard, chana dal, urad dal, hing (asafoetida), curry leaves and red chilly, allow to splutter, then add ginger and green chilly, sauté well, now add the chopped onion, carrot, beans and  green peas, sauté till the raw taste is gone. 

4.Next add turmeric, salt as needed, coriander leaves and mix.

5.After cooling, add this to the batter, mix gently and just before steaming add the Eno mix well till it turns frothy.

6.Pour the batter immediately into the idili plate (do not rest the batter after adding eno). Steam the idili for 15 mts or till it is done.

7. Serve with chutney or sambar.