Rava Idli is a very popular South Indian breakfast dish which is very simple to prepare at home. It does not require any elaborate grinding like the traditional idli and can be prepared in a jiffy. Today let us learn how to prepare soft and spongy Rava Idlis by following this simple Rava Idli Recipe.
Rava Idli-Sooji Idli Recipe
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Yields: 8 soft Rava Idlis
Recipe Category: Breakfast
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Yields: 8 soft Rava Idlis
Recipe Category: Breakfast
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Rava (sooji/semolina) -1 cup
Curd – 1 cup
Salt as required
Coriander leaves – handful
Cashew nuts – 6-7 (break it )
Carrot -1 (medium size)
Baking soda – 1/4 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Asafoetida/hing – a pinch
Urad dal – 3/4 tsp
Green chilli – 2 finely chopped
Ginger – 1 inch piece finely chopped
Curry leaves – few
Preparation
Chop carrots, ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves finely.
Method
Heat oil in a kadai /pan, add mustard seeds, when mustard splutters, add hing and urad dal.
When dal changes colour, add cashew nuts, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves.
Then add rava and roast it nicely for a few minutes. Do not burn the rava.
Allow it to cool. After it cools, add curd, finely chopped coriander leaves, carrot, baking soda and needed salt. Add water little by little and mix it well without lumps. The consistency of the rava idli batter should be similar to idli batter.The batter should neither be thick nor thin, so adjust water accordingly.
Let the rava idli batter rest for 15-20 minutes.
Pour it on greased idli moulds and steam cook for 10-15 minutes just as you do for normal idlis.
Serve piping hot with tomato chutney or any chutney of your choice.
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Tasty Rava Idlis.. Looks great.. Love the orange hat.. love your creativity..
Wow perfect idli,luks soft and delicious…
Delicious rava idlis. Love the way you have presented them…
Rava idli looks awesome.
so creative and awesome
very creative
Wow!!!! looks very delicious and healthy.
Perfect and healthy breakfast
my son would have absolutely loved this platter as he likes to eat rava idli. and these mr. and mrs idlis are adorable.
Presentation is really very nice…Thanks for sharing,,,
looks really yummy and wonderful presentation
Looks perfect…..well presented
These are one of my favorite breakfasts..
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So cute 🙂 i have no idea what this is but the ingredients sound delicious.
Came out really perfect. Best for morning breakfast with a cup if tea.
Cheers,
Uma
I love this n looks so cute …
Rawa idli looks soft, yummy and tempting. I liked your cute presentation.
Cute pics
You've made the plain old rava idlis looks so cute and tempting…love them
Thats such a cute presentation!!!! Soft, mouthwatering idlis…
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Yummy yummy idli
cute presentation dear…
Rava idly with cute orange hat awesome perfect Padhu
These are the cutest Rava idlillies that I a have seen
Wow u rock padhu…its the nicest and cutest idli i ever saw…just teach me the ways u presented..i love it…:)
Idlis look so yummy 🙂
Can I substitute sooji with idli rawa for the same recipe ?
I tried your rava idli recipe for morning breakfast.Came out so good..Since I didn't have baking soda I used baking powder.Is baking powder a substitute for baking soda? Please let me know..Deepa
Just now i tried! Nice recipe.thanks!!!!
Hi! I tried this today. But the idlis are not soft. I didn't put baking soda. I do not know where Iwent wrong..
You have to add baking soda or eno. That is the reason why your idlis are not soft.
Looks yummy.. Can I add baking powder instead of baking soda?
I have not tried adding baking powder, but I think there will not be much difference. You can try and see.
i tried the same procedure, but its very thin / flat,(ubbi / gunda varala), please respond for what could be the mistake
Padmavathi Srinevasan -The curd should be a little sour and baking soda is a must.Probably your batter was too thin. Anyway you will not get like normal idlis but it will be soft and tasty.
Hi Padhu, I had tried this recipe before but every time I prepare this I get a kind of weird taste, may be because of soda, how to avoid that???
Karanth – I have not had this problem before. The reasons for the weird taste of cooking soda or baking soda might be
1. you have added too much soda.
2. The product is old stock .
So buy a good brand next time and try it or you try decreasing the amount of soda bi carb when you prepare next time.
Oh ok, Thank you very much.
rava idli mix is one of mine best delicious dish.Easy to make and healthy.
Your recipes are very delicious with perfect consistency ..i learnt many recipes through your website..post more & more
Hi the rava idli was amazing thank you
I tried this recipe last Friday, wow it was awesome .
Its nice
Can you please advise which rava to be used, since there are varieties of rava
You can use any rava.
Hi padhu, can I use fresh curd
Yes, you can but preferable- a day old curd.
I made rava idly for breakfast filling ur recipe n it came out very well. Thxs.
Instead of using greased mould, can I spread wet cloth over mould and use it?
I have not tried rava idli like that but I think it will work out.
Love your recipes. Is there a vegan version without curd? Anything else I can substitute?
Thank you for liking my recipe. I am not sure as I have not tried it.
Hi dear Padhu,Posting for the first time. Just did it. You are amazzzzing!!! My both girls loves it. Thank you so much. God bless you.
Hi Padhu. Thanks for the recipe. I have tried this multiple times but results are not consistent. Twice they came out extremely well but sometimes it's very hard. I think I add the same quantity of water each time. Do you have any suggestions as to what might be the mistake I'm making?
Do not go by the same measurements when it comes to water. The consistency of the rava idli batter should be similar to idli batter. So add water accordingly.
Tried rava idli and came out well. I reduced the quantity of curd and added little lemon extract. Don't know if it's right method. I had no other option since my curd stock was less.
Hi Padhu,
I tried this with buttermilk as I dint had curd and it came out very well even without soda.. Thanks for all your recipes. When ever I wanted to try new recipes I always hit your block if it is veg and 90% of the time it would come out very well. Thanks for all your recipes.. Good work keep going and help variety food lovers.
Hello madam….
Learning a lot from your receipies. Can you tell how many rava idlis we will get for 1cup rava?
I fully learned cooking from your website only!!!thank you madam
Tried this yesterday and it came out very well.
I have tried this today nd the Idlis were so soft nd spongy..Thank you for the recipe
Can the hing be skipped? Can you suggest a substitute?
Can be skipped.