Wheat Rava Idli - 6th Recipe

Recipe courtesy my good friend Yamini and Variation of the recipe from sharmilee's recipe blog

Very simple to make it at for surprise guests and for your lazy weekends.

Ingredients:

To make 10 - 12 idlies

• Wheat Rava - 1.5 cup ( You can also use maida/white rava)
• Buttermilk -  1 cup
• Water -  as required
• Carrot - 1 medium sized grated or finely cubed
• Green peas - 1/4 cup
• Cabbage - 1/4 finely chopped (optional)
• Mustard Seeds - 2tsp
• Green chilli - 1 tsp finely chopped (optional)
• Salt - to taste
• Hing - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 2 tsp finely chopped
• Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
• Oil spray - to grease idli plates

Variation (from Sharmilee's recipe):

Instant oats - 1 cup (I used quaker oats)

Wheat Rava - 1/2 cup

Method:

Saute the vegetables after tempering with mustard and then add chillies & coriander leave. They need not have to fully cooked.

In a bowl add dry roasted rava, ( & oats. If using oats it must have been slightly dry roasted for few mins and should be ground in the mixie), butter milk, salt, hing, baking soda and sauted carrot with tempering done. Add required water to make a batter of Idli batter consistency. Spray the oil to Grease the idli plates. Ladle the batter on idli plates. Steam cook it for  10-12 minutes or until done.

Enjoy it with Sambar, Chutney or Idli podi. This is my favi Idli preparation. My son loves it with Cashew nut on top and when fed with ghee. :)