Semolina Cake/Rava Idli

Semolina cake/Rava Idli is a popular breakfast dish from South India. Its a delicious healthy dish.

Cook Time:

30 Minutes

Yield:

4 Servings

Ease of Cooking:

Moderate

What all you'll need?

• Fine Semolina/Sooji - 2 cups
• Yogurt/Curd - 3 cups
• Chopped Ginger - 2 teaspoons
• Chopped Green Chili - 2 teaspoons
• Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Urad Dal - 1 teaspoon
• Peanuts - 2 teaspoons
• Curry Leaves - A bunch
• Coriander Leaves/Cilantro - A bunch
• Oil - 2 teaspoons
• Clarified butter/Ghee - 2 tablespoons
• Sugar - 2 teaspoons
• Salt - As required
  

Let's cook it!!

1. Heat a medium sized pan. Add oil & clarified butter/ghee to the pan. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, urad dal & curry leaves.
2. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the peanuts,chopped ginger and green chili.
   
3. After a minute add the semolina/sooji to the mixture and fry it until the semolina/sooji turns light brown in color.
   
4. Add sugar, salt and coriander leaves/cilantro to the fried mixture. Mix it well.
5. Add yogurt/curd to the mixture and make a semi-thick batter.
6. Fill the idli mold with the batter and steam it in the idli cooker for 15-20 minutes. You can add cashews on each of the idli mold as a decoration.
   

Semolina cake/rava idli is ready to be served.

If you don't have idli cooker you can transfer the whole batter to a dish and steam it for 15-20 minutes. Once its cool cut it into square pieces and enjoy.