Rave or rava idly, Sooji idly or semolina idly

One among n number of idly varieties and a delicious steamed healthy South Indian Breakfast. This is an instant idly which requires no fermentation. It is usually served with vegetable saagu or Bombay saagu and chutney.

Ingredients:
1 cup wheat sooji/rava (medium thick)
½ tea spn mustard seeds
½ tea spn grated and crushed ginger
2-3 finely chopped green chilies
1 tspn chana daal
1 tspn fruit salt (eno)
³/₄ cup grated carrot
1 tbl spn cashews(optional)
1 tblspn coriander leaves
1 ½ cup yogurt/curd
1-2 tblspn oil
Salt

Method:

• Heat a pan, roast(fry) sooji till it turns aromatic.
• In an other pan heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add ginger, green chilies, chana daal , cashew  and fry for sometime.
• Switch off the heat and immediately add sooji, mix well.

• once the mixture cools add salt, carrot, coriander leaves.
• add half cup yogurt/curd and mix well. Leave it for around 15 mins.

• the rava soaks and softens then add the fruit salt and the remaining yogurt, mix well.
• grease the idly stand and pour the batter in the moulds and steam them for 10 mins.

• allow it to cool for a moment and serve the hot idlies with the desired chutney and saagu.