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Rava idli recipe | Instant rava idli recipe | suji ki idli | idli without idli steamer

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine south indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

for idli batter

  • 1 cup rava
  • ½ cup poha
  • 1 cup curd
  • Salt to taste
  • ¾ cup water or as required
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp lemon juice - to activate soda

For idli tadka

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 6-7 curry leaves
  • Pinch of asafetida
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 2-3 chopped green chilli
  • ¼ cup chopped carrot
  • ¼ cup chopped capsicum
  • ¼ cup boiled corn
  • Salt to taste
  • Some coriander leaves

For spicy tomato-onion chutney

  • 2 medium size chopped tomatoes
  • 2 medium size chopped onion
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 2 dry red chilli
  • 3 kashmiri dry red chilli
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 small piece jaggery
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • Some curry leaves

Instructions

For rava idli

  • In a mixture jar, add rava, poha, curd, salt, and water. Grind it.
  • Takeout batters into a mixing bowl and whisk them for 2 minutes. the batter is a medium thick and pouring consistency.
  • cover and rest the batter for 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile In a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, chopped curry leaves, and asafoetida. Sauté till dal turns slightly golden brown.
  • Then add chopped onion and green chili. Sauté it till the onion is slightly transparent.
  • Now add chopped carrots, capsicum, boiled corn, and salt. sauté till vegetables become slightly soft.
  • Switch off the gas and add tadka into the idli batter. also, add coriander leaves and mix well.
  • Now add baking soda and lemon juice. mix well.
  • Then in a deep bottom vessel (big patili) add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
  • When water comes to a boil, place a greased plate on it and add batter with a ladle, and slightly spread it. (refer to video)
  • Cover and steam the nasta on high flame.
  • It should take 4 minutes to properly steam. Check with a knife, if it comes out clean then it is properly cooked.
  • Make all idli into the same way. Allow it to cool for a while.
  • Enjoy steam idli with spicy tomato-onion chutney.

Making spicy tomato-onion chutney

  • In a mixture jar, add tomatoes, onion, garlic, dry red chili, kashmiri red chili, cumin seeds, salt, and jaggery. Grind it into a smooth paste.
  • Now in a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, and curry leaves. sauté it.
  • Add grinded paste and mix well.
  • Cover and cook chutney till oil separates from its sides.
  • Serve chutney with crispy rice pakodi.

Notes

  • addition of some poha into the batter gives a soft and spongy texture to idli.
  • the proportion of curd and rava should be equal.
  • whisk batter for 2 minutes, so air particles incorporate in it and nasta become light and fluffy.
  • consistency of the batter should be medium thick and pouring.        
  • steam idli only for 4min on high flame. also if the knife comes out clean than idli is properly cooked
  • idli tastes great when it is served hot.