Ravva Idli

Ingredients:

• Suji Ravva – 1 cup
• Curd – 1 cup
• Cooking soda - ½ tsp
• Ghee- 3 tsp
• Cashew nuts - 10
• Grated carrot - for garnish
• Salt to taste

For seasoning:

• Mustard – 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal – 1 tsp
• Bengal gram – 1 tsp
• Asafetida powder- 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Chopped green chillies- 2
• Chopped ginger - small piece
• Curry leaves- few
• Coriander leaves - few
• Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Take 1 tsp ghee in a pan and fry ravva till its raw smell goes, Remove it and cool
• When it is cool, add curd (well beaten), salt, soda and mix well
• The mixture should be like thick idli batter. If batter is so thick add little bit of water
• Pour oil into a pan and when it is hot add mustard seeds, Bengal gram, urad dal, turmeric powder, asafetida and fry for a few seconds. When mustard seeds pop, add the chopped green chilli, ginger and curry leaves and fry for few seconds
• Add this and coriander leaves to the ravva mixture, Mix well
• Grease idli plate with ghee. Put little carrot gratings, cashew nuts and pour idli batter over this. Make idlies and steam for15 to 20 minutes Make sure the water boils well before keeping the idli stand in the idli cooker
• Serve hot with chutney and sambar