Rawa Idli (Savoury Semolina cakes)

Ingredients:

■Semolina (rawa/sooji) dry roasted - 1 cup
■Sour yogurt – 1 1/2 cups
■Salt – 1 teaspoon
■Oil – 1 1/2 tablespoon
■Black gram ( dhuli urad dal), de husked,split - 1 teaspoon
■Bengal gram ( chana dal) – 1 teaspoon
■Mustard seeds ( rai) – 1 teaspoon
■Baking Soda – 1 teaspoon
■Curry leaves – 8-10
■Coriander leaves chopped – 2 tablespoons
■Oil for greasing the idli stand

Method:

Take a bowl and mix rawa with yogurt ( yogurt I prefer is one or two days old for better results) and salt to prepare a batter. Heat oil in a pan, add both the lentils and cook on low flame till golden brown, add mustard seeds, coriander and curry leaves to it and mix well. Remove from flame and mix into the rawa batter. Add baking soda and stir in the batter, mix it again well. Baking soda is added in the end to ensure that the idlis are light and fluffy.
Grease the idli stand with oil, add 11/2 tablespoon batter to each mould and steam for about 10 minutes or until done, do check in between with the help of a knife if done.
Remove them from the streamer ( the stand is placed in a large vessel containing water to steam the idlis) and let it cool for 5 minutes before you take them out from the idli stand. Take them out with the help of a knife from the idli stand.
A dash of ghee poured on the top of Rava Idli adds to the overall taste.Serve hot with coconut chutney.
Enjoy!!

Recipe submitted by: http://madcookingfusions.wordpress.com/