Quick Rava Idlis, quick and easy South Indian preparation!

Quick Rava Idlis

Well, you love idlis, but what if you have no batter on hand? here is a quick and equally tasty (in fact, spicier!) version of idlis made with semolina. Since the batter requires no fermentation, this recipe is a quick-fix!

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

For The Batter
1 cup semolina (rava)
1/4 cup curds (dahi)
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
3/4 tsp fruit salt

Other Ingredients
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp ghee
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
a pinch asafoetida (hing)
oil for greasing

For Serving
sambhar
coconut chutney


Method
For the batter

1.Combine all ingredients together, except the fruit salt, with 1 cup of water in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside for 10 minutes.

How to proceed

1. Heat the oil and ghee in a small non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal,cashewnuts, curry leaves, cumin seeds, green chilies and asafoetida, mix well and sauté on a medium flam.