Semolina idli
Instant rava idli with a coconut and chilli tempering. Makes 24
Soft, fluffy semolina (rava) idlis made in half an hour, with no grinding or fermenting: the batter is raised with fruit salt. They're topped with a tempering of mustard, cumin, curry leaves, green chilli, fresh coconut and coriander. Serve with green and coconut chutneys.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the idli
For the tempering
To serve
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 10 ½ oz semolina, 13 oz plain yogurt (curd), 1 cup hot water, 6 tbsp oil, 1 tsp green chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, ½ tsp black pepper and 2 tsp salt. Leave for half an hour.
30 minStep 2: Add 1 ½ tsp fruit salt (Eno) and stir thoroughly until the batter turns light and frothy.
Step 3: Pour the batter straight away into greased idli moulds and steam for 15 minutes.
15 minStep 4: Remove the idli from the moulds when cool.
Step 5: Heat 3 tbsp oil and add ¼ tsp mustard seeds, ¼ tsp cumin seeds, 6 curry leaves, 2 green chillies, 3 tbsp fresh coconut and 2 tbsp fresh coriander. Sprinkle over the idli.
2 minStep 6: Serve the idli with green and coconut chutneys.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does semolina idli take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain yogurt (curd)?
- Sour cream or buttermilk, same amount.
- What can I use instead of green chilli paste?
- 1 finely chopped green chilli per tsp.
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