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Soft Rava Idli Recipe – Sooji Idli Recipe

April 12, 2016 By Aarthi 15 Comments

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Rava idli is my favorite, i love it so much. But hubby is not a big fan of it. So i dont make it often when hubby is around. But if i want to make some breakfast for myself alone, i am happy to give this a go. This is my no fail recipe for rava idli, it turns out to be soft and fluffy. I have already shared a vegetable rava idli recipe in my blog. This is my simple rava idli recipe and it best served with any chutney..
Similar Recipes,
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 8 mins
Makes : 8 to 10 idlies

Ingredients:

Rava / Sooji – 1 cup
Plain Yogurt / Curd – 3/4 cup
Water as needed
Salt to taste
Baking Soda or Cooking Soda – 1/2 tsp
Whole Cashews as needed

For Seasoning:
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu – 1 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – a pinch
Dry Red Chilli or Green Chillies – 1 chopped
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp

Method:

Take sooji and yogurt in a bowl and mix well. Set aside for 5 mins.

Now add in water to reach the perfect thick consistency. Add salt and mix well. Set aside.

Make seasoning, by heating some oil and crackling in the spices. mix well..Pour it into the batter and mix well.

Add little baking soda and mix well.

Now grease idli plate lightly with oil and place cashews in the center. Spoon batter in and steam cook for 5 to 8 mins.

Now remove the plates and remove the idlies carefully using a spoon.

Serve hot with chutney.

Pictorial:
Take sooji in a bowl
add thick unsour yogurt
mix well and set aside for 5 mins
now you can see the sooji has got nice and thick
add water
add salt
mix till it reaches the perfect consistency
now make seasoning, heat oil in a pan
add mustard seeds
add urad dal
add in dry red chillies or chopped green chillies
add in some curry leaves
add in some asafoetida
add some turmeric powder
mix well
pour it in
mix well
just before you make idli, add some baking soda
mix really well
grease idli plates
place a cashew in the center
soon some batter
now it is done
unmould
Serve
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. meera ramachandran

    April 12, 2016 at 10:51 am

    Can we use baking powder instead of baking soda?

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  2. Anonymous

    April 13, 2016 at 9:18 am

    why the idlis are in red color.i dont think so it is because of turmeric powdder??whats the reason???

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  3. Anonymous

    April 15, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    Tell me how your idlis got red color

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  4. Aarthi

    April 16, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    @Anonymousit is because of the action of turmeric and yogurt and baking soda, it got red when steaming

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    April 22, 2016 at 6:56 pm

    Thanks for the recipe, this turned out awesome.
    The red color was not as even as yours. Wherever red chillies were spread the idlis got reddish tint..otherwise it was yellow.

    Reply
  6. Aarthi

    April 24, 2016 at 7:46 am

    @Anonymousit is because of the action of turmeric and yogurt and baking soda, it got red when steaming

    Reply
  7. Benee

    May 9, 2016 at 4:52 am

    Will the idles be white if I skip turmeric powder?

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    • Aarthi

      May 16, 2016 at 2:55 pm

      yes it will be

      Reply
  8. Preethi Mp

    July 11, 2016 at 5:39 am

    The colour of the idli actually adds credits to the receipt.. they look lovely..

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  9. Kumudha

    July 14, 2016 at 4:05 am

    Dear sis Aarthi, I tried making rava idli & onion chutney based on your recipe, and I never cooked idlis or chutneys before. And for a first timer, it turned out really good & it made me very happy! Thank you so much to your step by step explanation & pics, it was extremely helpful! Please continue being so inspiring! 🙂

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  10. khyru neesa

    November 26, 2016 at 5:23 am

    Can we keep the remaining batter in the refrigerator for further use how long will it be good

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  11. Anonymous

    December 7, 2016 at 4:15 am

    Dear Aarthi,

    Thank you for your awesome recipes. Especially the instant ones are extremely useful and i can't thank enough 🙂 What makes it even more fun is your picture makes it even more tempting to try out new dishes! I don't even call my mom to ask for recipes, I check your blog 🙂

    Reply
  12. Kaviya Nagarajan

    December 10, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    Dear Aarthi,
    I have fallen in love with your recipes. I tried rava idli and peanut garlic chutney following your recipe. It turned out so well. Next going to try Besan ladoo. After that, I'll let you know how it turned out. Keep up your good work. Congrats!

    Reply
  13. Odur

    October 30, 2018 at 12:06 am

    HI Can I make this using Idli rava

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  14. Daksha

    December 27, 2018 at 8:56 pm

    After adding baking soda is it necessary to rest the batter ?

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