Rava Idlis

Ingredients :
Rava/ sooji/ semolina - 2 cups
Yogurt - 1.5 cups - beaten
Water - 1/2 cup
Oil - 3 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves (dried or fresh) - chopped - 1 strand
Asofoetida - a pinch
Red dried chilli - 2 cut
Green chillies - 2 finely chopped
Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
Tomato- very thinly sliced - about 1/2 an inch long
Cilantro - 1/4 cup - finely chopped, and few big leaves uncut
Salt
[Optional- can add grated carrot and cooked green peas to the mix]

Method :

First, heat oil in a pan. Add the ingredients starting from mustard seeds to the red chilli, one after the other. Now add the rava, turn off the heat and slightly roast it. Keep aside and let it cool. Meanwhile, take the yogurt, add the green chillies, ginger paste, salt, and chopped cilantro. Mix this with the rava well adding the rest of the water.
Spray some oil on the idli plates. Place a slice of tomato and a cilantro leaf in every cup on the plate. Now pour the mix and place them in the idli maker and steam cook it for about 15mins or less. Serve with coconut chutney.
(Chutney recipe will be put up in my future posts)