Rava Idli with Peanut Chutnet / Sooji Idly with Peanut Chutney

Since few weeks, I have been waiting to make Rava Idlies for breakfast but never get a chance to implement my thought. This is mainly due to my husband who does not like any kind of Idlies at all. This morning, I decided to make it happen and it was a great success indeed.!! Any tiffin with a side of good chutneys will always get an applause and a side of a spicy peanut chutney came for my rescue today. I used only 1.5 cups of Rava and it almost yielded 15 medium size Idlies. Trust me, its very easy to prepare with very less preparation time and you can enjoy fluffy rava idlies instantly.

Ingredients

Rava / Sooji - 1.5 cups
Oil - 3 tsp ( for frying the mustard seeds, rava )
Turmeric Power - 2 tsp
Salt - As Required
Hing - A Dash
Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp
Chopped Curry Leaves - 6 or 7
Grated Ginger - 2 tsp
Chopped Green Chillies - 2 Medium
Grated Carrot - 1/2 cup
Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 3 tsp
Thick Curd - 1 Cup
Water - As Required.
Cooking Soda / Eno - 1 pinch ( Optional )

Mini Rava Idlies with a side of red capsicum chutney --- Excellent Lunch Box Option for kids


Method

• In the frying pan, add oil first. When its heated, add Hing, Mustard Seeds, Channa Dal and roast them. To that pan, add the rava and roast it till you get a nice aroma. Switch off the flame. 
• In a big mixing bowl, transfer the contents from the pan and add the remaining ingredients as well.
• Mix them well and make sure that the batter consistency is perfect like the regular Idly batter.
• Leave the Rava Idly Batter aside for 30 minutes. After that, pour them over the oil sprayed idly moulds and steam cook them for 10-13 minutes.
• Yellowish fluffy idlies would be ready to enjoy with a side of a spicy chutney and podi.

Tips / Variations 

• Try to make the batter atleast 40 minutes before you steam cook. This in turn yields fluffy, softer and well cooked rava Idlies.
• Don't add too much while making the batter. Add little by little during the mixing process till you get the correct idly batter consistency. After adding the thick curd, it wont be necessary to add more water.