Rava Idli Recipe | Sooji Idli Recipe (3 Ways)

Rava idli recipe with step by step pictures. Soft rava idli or sooji idli which is fluffy taste delicious with sambar or coconut chutney.

Rava Idli

Rava idli is my favorite, i love it so much. But hubby is not a big fan of it. So i don’t 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.

About Rava Idli Recipe

Rava idli is a popular south indian breakfast dish. It is an alternative for regular idlies and can be made in an instant.

You could definitely see this dish in any wedding over here. Making of idli need several procedure like soaking of rice and dals for hours and then grinding it up and letting it to ferment overnight. But there is a easy idli dish that can be made with semolina. It hardly takes 15-20 min to make. Hope you all give this a try and let me know what you think.

Ingredients for Sooji Idli

Rava / Sooji
Plain Yogurt / Curd
Water as needed
Salt to taste
Baking Soda or Cooking Soda
Whole Cashews as needed

Rava Idli Recipe | Sooji Idli Recipe

Rava idli recipe with step by step pictures. Soft rava idli or sooji idli which is fluffy taste delicious with sambar or coconut chutney.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Servings 6 servings

Calories 230 kcal

Nutrition Facts

Rava Idli Recipe | Sooji Idli Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 servings)

Calories 230
Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Saturated Fat 0.3g2%

Trans Fat 0.01g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Sodium 51mg2%

Potassium 109mg3%

Carbohydrates 42g14%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 13IU0%

Vitamin C 9mg11%

Calcium 12mg1%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Version 1: Rava Idli Recipe (with Fruit Salt)

Take sooji and yogurt in a bowl and mix well. Add salt and mix into a thick batter. Set aside for 15 mins.

After 15 mins the batter will be very thick. Now add in water to reach the perfect thick consistency like idli batter.

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

Add Eno salt and mix well. The batter will get foamy and light.

Now grease idli plate lightly with oil. If you are using cloth to line idli plates. Wet it completely in water. Spoon batter in and steam cook for 10 mins.

Now remove the plates from steamer and invert it on a plate. Carefully remove the cloth.Serve hot with chutney.

Version 2: Rava Idli (with Baking Soda)

Ingredients

Rava / Sooji – 1 cup
Plain Yogurt / Curd – 1 cup
Water as needed
Salt to taste
Baking Soda or Cooking Soda – ½ 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 – ½ 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 centre. 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.

Rava Idli Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

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

mix till it reaches the perfect consistency

now make seasoning, heat oil in a pan

add mustard seeds

add in dry red chillies or chopped green chillies

add in some curry leaves

some asafoetida

add some turmeric powder

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

Version 3: Vegetable Rava Idli Recipe

Ingredients

Rava /Sooji/Semolina-1 cup
Curd-1 cup
Rice Flour-½ cup
Water as required
Onion-1 chopped
Carrot-1 grated
Beans-3 chopped finely
Green chilli-2 chopped
Ginger-1 tblspn minced
Curry leaves-1 spring
Mustard seeds / Kaduku-1 tsp
Cumin seeds / Jeera-1 tsp
Salt to taste
Baking Soda – 1 tsp
Oil-1 tblspn
Coriander leaves-3 tblspn

Method:

In a mixing bowl add rava,rice flour, salt, curd and mix well.
Add in water as per needed and mix well.
This should be a medium consistency batter (Not so thick,Not so thin).
Set this aside for 15 min.
Heat oil in a kadai and add in mustard and cumin seeds and let it crackle.
Add in ginger and curry leaves.
onion,carrots,beans and mix well. Let it cook for 3 min.
Add this to the batter and mix well.
Add in lots of coriander leaves and mix well.
baking soda and beat well till it gets foamy and mixed in.
Add a tbspn of the batter into well oiled idli stand or any small bowls and steam it for 10 mins.
When it is cooked,remove it with a spoon and place it in a insulated box.
Serve hot with any chutney or sambar.