Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Rava Idli Recipe | How to Make Suji Idli | Instant Semolina Idli is a vegetarian south indian breakfast made with ghee, cashew, and mustard in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 idli
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 10 cashew (halves)
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp cumin
- few curry leaves
- pinch hing
- 2 chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (grated)
- 1 cup rava (coarse)
- 1 cup curd
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
- ½ tsp eno fruit salt
Method
- Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast 10 cashews.
- roast on low flame until the cashew turns golden brown. keep aside.
- in the same ghee, add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal, ½ tsp cumin, few curry leaves and pinch hing. Splutter the tempering.
- Add 2 chilli, and 1 inch ginger, and saute slightly.
- Now add 1 cup rava and roast on low flame until the rava turns aromatic.
- Cool completely and transfer to the large bowl.
- add 1 cup curd and ½ tsp salt. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Also, add ½ cup water and mix adjusting the consistency.
- Now add 2 tbsp coriander, cover, and rest for 20 minutes.
- After the rava has soaked well, add ½ tsp eno fruit salt and mix gently.
- Mix the batter until the batter turns frothy.
- Now place the roasted cashew in a greased idli plate and pour the batter in the idli mould.
- Place the idli plate in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes.
- Finally, enjoy Rava Idli Recipe with chutney.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
