Thursday, December 9, 2010

Superfast Rava Idli With Sesame Tomato Dip

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If you are looking for quick,tasty south indian breakfast without any long process of soaking, fermenting , grinding then this rava idli is the best option.I learnt this recipe from my SIL and the accompanying chutney is so perfect you will be asking for more.

Rava idlis have a unique taste that cannot be described easily, it feels spongy, light and has a soft texture that make them even tastier with every bite. This recipe makes 16 idlis of medium size So here is the recipe...

Ingredients
  • 2 cup rava/sooji (semolina)
  • 2 cup thick butter milk
  • 1/2 cup grated carrot
  • 1 tbsp chopped cashew
  • 1/2 tsp chana dal
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 chopped green chillies
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • a pinch of hing
  • 1 tbsp fruit salt or ENO
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • salt to taste
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Cooking Procedure:

Take the idly racks and spray oil on each idli mould and keep aside.

Heat ghee in a pan ,add chana dal ,cashew n fry till light golden brown ,then add mustard seeds,cumin seed and once they splutter add green chilli,curry leaves,hing ,carrot fry for a min ,then add sooji n fry till it become golden brown .

Shift it to some bowl and let it cool ,once cool add the buttermilk and blend it nicely to semi thick batter like idli batter.

Add ENO to this batter ,and immediatly it become fluffy.

Now put 2 tbsp of batter into each idli mould depression, and stack the racks one above the other and steam in the pressure cooker or steamer for 15min on medium flame.

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Remove them carefully from steamer and let it cool, take a sharp spoon and scoop them out into the plate.

Your rava idli is ready.Serve it with your choice of chutney BTW I made sesame tomato chutney for this ,which was the super hit combo for my family .Here is the recipe

Sesame Tomato Chutney

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup chopped tomatos
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1 red chilli
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  • a pinch of hing
Dry roast sesame seeds and keep aside

Heat 1 tsp oil and add green chilli, red chilli and fry for a min, now add tomato, cilantro and turmeric powder, cover and cook till it becomes soft.Switch off flame and let it cool.

Take the roasted sesame seeds and grind it finely, then add the above tomato mixture and make a smooth paste.

Now prepare the tempering by heating 1 tsp oil, add mustard, cumin, hing and once mustard start to splutter add the curry leaves. Then add the tempering to the above grinded paste.

Your chutney is ready. Serve it with idli, dosa or rice too

Note: You can store the roasted rava in air tight container for later use

54 comments:

Mina Joshi said...

Yummy!!Wow - I love this quick recipe. I will give this a try too.

Nivedita Thadani said...

Hi Satya
Yummy Idlis.
I loved the chutney. Going to try it soon. May be tomorrow with dosa.

Sensuous2Spiritual said...

That sounds so simple. Will try out and let you know! :)

The chutney is to die for...mouth watering! This is the best part of all South Indian cuisine...

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

thats a good idea of adding eno. will try this next time.

Hari Chandana P said...

Wowwwwww.. very delicious and amazing recipe sathya garu.. chala chala bagundi.. thanks for sharing.. beautiful clicks !!

Soumya said...

wow... idly and chutney looks fabulous...will try this...

Torviewtoronto said...

superb combination

Uma said...

lovely rava idlis.. worth trying!

Unknown said...

new to me this chutney sathya will try it soon

Swathi said...

Beautiful rava idli Chutney looks delicious. Nice recipe.

Unknown said...

Rava idl and chutney make a great combo! Delicious.

Indian Cuisine Blogroll said...

that looks like a super combination...

Elaichii said...

Idlis look so soft. This is exactly how I make them too throwing whatever veggies i have in hand! The chutney looks so creamy!

Satrupa said...

Luv the rawa idlis .... they look so soft n fluffy. ..... and with that chatni ....Heavenly !!

Cheers,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

looks good,yummy n amazing....deli--------------cious

Santosh Bangar said...

HI SATYA I AM ALSO POSTED THIS IDLY BUT UR CHUTNEUU IS LOOKING FINGER TICLING TRY IT SOON

sneh said...

wow, no soaking, grinding fermenting!
and so tempting :) will try it soon.

kitchen queen said...

droolworthy and yummilicious combo.

divya said...

looks good,yummy n amazing...

SavithaRaj's Spice Land said...

Nice combo...drool worthy breakfast !!

Sangi said...

rava idlis looks spongy n tempting.. Like the tomato chutney with sesame seeds in it..

Unknown said...

This is my exact recipe for rava idli and I love it :)

Beautiful presentation !!!

Shivani said...

Nice presentation

Unknown said...

Hi Satya,

Nice,soft,colouful idlis dear...:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

Treat and Trick said...

Healthy and yummy idli! Love your chutney with sesame seeds too..

Shobha said...

Nice fluffy idlis. I loved the sesame tomato dip...never made this one before.

chitra said...

I tried this with out Eno but didn't become fluffy. Now shall try with that salt. I think it will become like dhokla.

Unknown said...

We've alwys used curd. Buttermilk is an interesting idea too...soft idlis n the dip is totally interesting wud want to try soon

Archana said...

Will try this out maybe tomorrow!!

Kurinji said...

looks so tempting n soft...thanks for sharing...

Gayathri Kumar said...

Nice combination. Both rava idli and the chutney looks so tasty!

Priya Suresh said...

Idlis looks extremely spongy too, tempting..

Sharmi said...

i loved the name of the chutney;) looks yum.

Umm Mymoonah said...

Yummy, spongy idli. Must have tasted really delicious with the spicy dip on side.

Unknown said...

Satya dear, thanks for stopping by my blog - first time on yours and i could really do with that yummy breakfast you have presented - Chutney is very tempting!

Prathima Rao said...

Love this one satya...!!! Easy to make n d idlis look so fluffy..Also love d accompaniment..

Sweet Artichoke said...

I am definitely going to try this one soon! Love idlis and if they can be quick, I will love them even more ;-)

Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spices said...

Lovely recipe sathya,chala bavuntundhi ee recipe

Sum said...

Your idlis look yum! I too make these when i wanna make something very fast...

veena said...

looks so soft satya:-)

saritha said...

this looks very easy and healthy..i will try this..

Unknown said...

This is super fast, Eno does the the trick Ah...oh that is cool :)

Suja Manoj said...

Drool worthy combo..will try this.

Saraswathi Ganeshan said...

My mum used to do this recipe, easy & tasty....

Lorraine said...

Wow! Tomato sesame soup sounds really good. I wish I had some right now to warm me up. It is so cold here.

Ushnish Ghosh said...

Dear Satya
How are you?
Very nice recipe. Now I can make these with my limited skill in Idli making ha ha
Have a nice weekend

Sushma Mallya said...

so soft and very quick.loved the dip as well

Sapna said...

awesome recipe satya...

Jaisy James said...

superbb dear

Smitha said...

My all time favorite !!!tomato dip looks amazing !!

Raks said...

I too make almost same way,eno does the magic!

Anonymous said...

its rava idli here tonight..will try this one may be

Archana said...

I made these and for the first time enjoyed rava idli.Thanks!

Ash said...

tried this today... yum!

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