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Rava idli recipe, How to make with eno

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Rava-idli-recipe
Rava idli recipe -Learn how to make rava idli most soft and easiest way and surprise you guests with homemade 1000 times better Rava idli, with full video, step by step pictures.
Sorry for disappearing just like that for some days from blogging..I was out for a holiday trip with friends. From now I think I would be able to be regular like before.
After I started cooking, I have tried making rava idli two or three times,but I was not much impressed with the results…Then one day,my friend Sangeeta,asked me to try MTR instant mix for rava idli,which I liked so much!They say,that MTR only invented rava illi. Then some period I was a big fan of that and even I have served my guests,and they also liked it so much…
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Another day,I was feeling like eating rava idli for dinner and I was not having any of this MTR instant mix,then since I have tasted bite by bite MTR rava idli,I thought why not I try my own…(after so many years ;D).And I tried with one important ingredient,that I have never used before…That secret ingredient is “ENO FRUIT SALT” !And since it was for dinner and I was all alone at my home,I was too lazy to browse for recipe too…So I made my own approximate recipe:)
The same day only I bought a bottle of eno fruit salt,for trying dhoklas….(okay,I had rava idli also in my back of my mind…I agree).And I made the mixture ready and was steaming and desperately waiting for the results…And when I sat down and took one piece in my hand,it was too soft and moist,and it just melted in my mouth!!!
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I know you all would have got exhausted …why this creature is telling like a thriller story?!!Come on….! I like rava idli and this was the first time I got a perfect recipe:) Thats why. A rava idly lover can understand me…;D
So here’s the recipe for you all who love to enjoy the spongy,moist,soft…… rava idli!

Rava Idli recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Breakfast
Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Cook time: 15 mins    |  Makes: 12

Ingredients

Rava/Sooji/semolina – 1 cup

Curd(sour or not sour depending upon ur taste) – 1/2 cup

Eno fruit salt(plain or lemon flavor) – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp

Ginger(chopped very fine or paste) – 1 tsp

green chillies(chopped very fine or paste) – 4 nos

curry and coriander leaves – 1 tbsp (chopped very fine)

Water – 1/2 cup (adjust to reach consistency)

Salt – As needed

To temper:
Mustard – 1/2 tsp

Urad dal(Ullutham paruppu) – 1 tsp

Channa dal(Kadala paruppu) – 1 tsp

Cashews – 1 tbsp (broken into small pieces)

Oil and ghee – 1 tbsp

To decorate (optional)

Carrot gratings – 1 tbsp

coconut gratings – 1 tbsp

Ghee roasted cashew nuts – 8

Method

  1. Heat a kadai and add ghee and oil,splutter mustard and add the rest under To temper table.Then add the finely chopped ginger and chillies.( you can grind ginger and green chillies and use the paste too).
  2. Then add the sooji with curry leaves and coriander leaves to it and fry in a low flame taking care to not to change the colour of rava.

    3. How to make rava idli 1

  3. After two min,transfer to a bowl,cool down and add the curd,enough water,lemon juice,salt mix well.(the consistency should be like our idly batter consistency,light and loose not too thick)

    4. How to make rava idli 2

  4. Heat the idly cooker with water and let it be just ready for steaming and grease the idly plates with ghee/oil.
  5. At this time add the ENO salt to the batter and mix well( the eno salt should be active enough,so that when you add and mix the batter,small bubbles will be coming,which makes the batter frothy)

    6. How to make rava idli 3

  6. Immediately,pour into the idly moulds and steam for 5-7 minutes.(to check if its done,insert a knife or spoon back and it should come clean)

    7. How to make rava idli 4

  7. Your spongy,moist,soft rava idlies are ready now! Garnish if desired and Serve with coconut chutney or your choice of chutney!!!

    8. How to make rava idli 5

To get the perfect Rava idli:

  • If you want to decorate the rava idli,you can first add little,little carrot,coconut gratings (You can keep a fried cashew nut also) in the mould and pour the batter over it.
  • Eno salt is very very important ingredient,so make sure you don’t omit it,and should be a active one i.e; if you add it to the battter,you should be getting bubbles.
  • Add water and curd in equal proportion and consistency of the batter should be loose,not too thick.(or else the idlies will come out dry)
  • You can add green peas along while frying ginger green chillies.
  • My idli plate is slightly small, so you may get 8 idli if using big idli plate

Rava-idli-recipe       These Idlies stay soft till you eat…i.e; for long time,so you can make it for your guests and keep,no worries…it will be soft as when you take out from the idly mould!!

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Any doubts,feel free to ask me,I am here to help you out to get a perfect idly!! I assure you 🙂 And now coming to the exciting moments to share with you all…!Party

  1. My blog has been featured in Times Of India(New Delhi edition),Friday supplementary What’s Hot,Blog-e-binge, section on February last week Friday edition!! Hurray!!💃 Here’s a screen shot!!

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 2. After I came back from a short trip,I opened my mail box,I had a surprise mail from Nags of Edible garden,saying that my entry Suzhiyan Recipe had won the “The Super Chef” title for the Recipe Diary contest and she have asked me to choose a cookbook as a prize from her list!!! I am so grateful to her and her mom,who acknowledged my recipe!!😊

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Comments

  6. Hi,
    Good to see u bk 🙂 hope u had a great time on ur trip 🙂
    Congratulations on ur award and also being featured in the newspaper.Am so happy for u! wish u lots of success in all ur future venture too!
    Rava idli’s look so soft and perfect.
    Happy Weekend.
    TC

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  12. Congrats on the rava idlies, mention in TOI and for winning Nags’s event 🙂
    I really liked this post… I could feel the happiness you must have felt after the idlies came out perfect… 🙂

    – Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)

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  16. hi though it is a long gap,u gave us a wonderful treat. twice or thrice i made these rava idlis at home. didnt came out well. will surely try ur recipe. And congrats on ur success and wish u all the best in future too

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  18. hey raji, good to see u back. was missing your yummy posts and the lovely clicks 🙂

    pics look awesome and is making me hungry in the middle of the night!! Congrats on your win and also for the article. Wonderful!

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  20. Welcome back dear..hope you had nice trip and enjoyed it….did you got the earnings ;)?? Okie am a fan of rava idlies..and this looks so perfect…let me try once I get eno….wonderful pics as usual…Congrats dear…it’s so gud that your recipes got feature…cool dear..

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  22. Rajeswari, the rawa idli is just so delectably appealing!
    Heart-felt CONGRATS…1. Being featured on prestigious Times Assent!
    2. Winning Nag’s contest
    3. Being accessible to all fellow foodies with your brilliant posts, organised directions! 😀 Hugs to you, feeling so proud of you!

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  24. congratulations for the prize & also for being featured in TOI.
    Rawa idlis look perfect. Its been a while since I made them, will prepare shortly. Thanks for reminding 🙂

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  36. Glad to see u back Raks, hope u had a wonderful time during ur trip…Rava idli looks simply gorgeous, eno salt dunno whether i can get it here..usually i used baking soda for rava idlies…Congrats for being featured in Newspaper, COngrats for winning Recipe DIary COntest…

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  38. Wooohooooo,so many reasons to celebrate dear…congrats for all of them
    And this rava ldly is so new to me,and u know wht the best thing is its so instant…thts wht work perfect for me..no need to wait for a day to bite those yummmmm idlies

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  48. Double or triple Lottery for you!!!..Congrats Raks!! U deserve it so much..:)
    I fell in love with those Idli’s..soft ,fluffy n moist..n the pics r so so fab!!!,as always..:)

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  50. Congratulation on all your achievements 🙂 the rava idlis look so soft and fluffy… I tried making them once using baking soda…it didnt turn out that well.. I should try out yours…thanks for the step by step procedures 🙂

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  56. I also never get perfect rava idlis. I like the idea of adding fruit salt. Bookmarked to try. Idlis have come out so soft and gorgeous!

    Congrats on all the great news. You deserve it! I am so happy for you!

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  60. It was a pleasure reading this post filled with happiness all over. Congrats for the mention in TOI,for the prize and getting the softest rava idlis.
    Great click and idlis look perfect.

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  70. congrats dear. thats a great news. Rava idly .. well explained and usage of eno seems good idea. I do it in a different way. just add a cup of old dosa batter and ferment it for 4 hours to get a fluffy one.
    But urs seem so easy and delicious.Yummy.

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  72. We love rava idlis too but have not used eno before… I can see that it has worked out really well.

    Congrats on 2 lovely news.. the recipe win and featuring in the article! 🙂

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  76. Wow.. thats a gr8 win!! Its like flying high in joy, rite! U deserve them all. I’m drooling over your Rava idlis.. me too a fan of MTR rava idlis! Will try your’s soon. Bookmarked!

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  78. hi, great news, congrats for all the awards & article published on newspaper!!, u deserve it, ur photography is awesome…, The idlis have really come out very well can be seen through ur pictures…hats of to u for everything…., happy blogging and post more recipes too…very happy for u as ur such a lovely person.

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  92. Firstly, let me congratulate you for your article being published and winning nag’s event. Kudos to you for taking such awesome pictures. Thank you for letting us know the ENO usage in making the perfect rava idlis. Will try right away ! 😀

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  102. Sailaja and revathi, Eno is the thing that makes the idly fluffy and soft,it is a must, other wise it may turn hard…. just realized from the above comments that alka has used baking powder,try that and see! Or else try adding soda water(plain soda) instead of plain water and see!

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  106. Hi Raji
    its unbelievable… i too made spongy rava idly as yours… it came out exactly like the one you have shown in the picture… wow!!!! thanks a ton for "Cooking scientist Raji"… wonder why? i meant Eno fruit salt… what an idea… 🙂

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  110. Hiiiiiiiiiii 🙂

    I tried out ur rava idly recipe and it came out so very well 🙂 🙂 thanks a lot for the recipe 🙂 my hubby just loved it 🙂 in fact i boasted in front of my mom and mil 😉 stating that i make better rava idlies than them 🙂

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  112. Raks I tried it today (25.03.2012)as a part of my Sunday cooking adventure…. Really really awesome it was… came out exactly in the way as u ve described n d pic posted… Im soooooooo happyyyyyyyyyyyyy Raks… never did I think that I can do all such new items… My mom has never tried this dish n was inquisitively asking me how did I do for her to give a try… Thankuuu Raks tanku… Love u … Keep trying n posting more such recipies… Again n again u r infusing in me that I can steal my hubby's heart thru my cooking 2…. 🙂

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  116. I really do understand your excitement, me too being rava idli lover and mine also never comes out good,,, but now with your recipe, I think I can have all the idlys for myself, I don;t want to share and anyways my kids are not so big fan of it…
    thanks for this lovely recipe, I will try and let you know soon…
    congrats for so many things,
    and waiting for your holiday trip experiences 🙂

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  132. Hi Raks!!!!I tried this RAva idli it came well and yummy but it was too hard..
    I didnt out Eno fruit salt cos it wont able at our place.

    So please for softness what i can add?
    Priya

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  136. Dear Raks,
    I was earlier very much uninterested in cooking but my partner really likes to gorge on, he likes to eat and taste varities of stuff. We both are vegetarian. I am really thankful to you and your blog for helping me enlighten my culinary ideas and train my skills. Being a north Indian, I found it very helpful as you have shown step by step processes with photographs.
    Thanks and regards.

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  140. Hello Raks,
    I have always wanted to make Rava idlis ever since I ate it the first time… Thanks to your blog, I made some really yummy, soft and utterly tasty Rava idlis for breakfast today. Also I accompanied it with Corriander-coconut chutney. It tasted heavenly. Thank you so much… You made my day!!!!

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  142. Hi Raks, thanks for this fabulous blog. I tried the rava idli recipe your rava idli recipe and they tasted good but the urad dal and chana dal were still raw even after steaming the idlis. Do you know where I could have gone wrong? Thanks!

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  160. U are awesome .. u have magic hands… I love ur recepies… Now my family love my food…Thanks to u and your blog…Keep cooking and make us happy!!! 🙂

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  162. U r awesome…i love your blog and recepies ….My kid and husband enjoying the food a lot nowadays… Thanks a lottt ..keep cooking… make us happy !!! 🙂

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  166. for the last one week i have been in browsing ur website.. though many of them would have told u abt wht i am going to tell u now.. yes it is awesome.. i liked the way ur receipes r presented.. hats off.. keep continuing this good work..

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  170. I have been search for a perfect rawa idli recipe for a long time. I am sure I found one now. Thank you soooooooo much.
    Thankamma, Trivandrum

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  172. Wow.. I do make rava Idlies but ofcourse without ENO Salt 🙂 Will try this one for the fluffiness.

    I'm truly in love with your recipes…. Great Blogs and worth trying and tempting too 😉

    Great Going Lady….

    Regards,

    Fareeda.

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  174. Wow… i make Rava idlies too but ofcourse without Eno Salt 🙂 Will try out this recipe for the fluffiness 😀

    Great Blogs… I'm thoroughly in love with cooking 🙂

    Regards,

    Fareeda

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  176. Every time I made rava idli they were horrible, so I left making them. Few days back when I saw this recipe in your blog I thought of trying this and they came out superb. Very rarly my husband compliment on my cooking. But after tasting these idlis he said double superb they taste as it is made in restro.
    I am very thankful to you for posting this recipe.

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  178. Every time I made rava idli they were horrible, so I left making them. Few days back when I saw this recipe in your blog I thought of trying this and they came out superb. Very rarly my husband compliment on my cooking. But after tasting these idlis he said double superb they taste as it is made in restro.
    I am very thankful to you for posting this recipe.

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  184. Dear Raks, I am an avid follower of your blog and love your detailed recipes. I tried this idli and its fantastic. But what I really noticed and love about you is that you answer queries very patiently,many a times you repeat your answers for the benefit of people. For example I saw that many people have asked you the same question about using baking soda instead of eno here(they didnt read previous comments and straightaway posted the question) and u have replied to almost all. I would like to say how much we all appreciate it. Thank you so much

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  196. It looks like you have added more eno. Next time try adding a little less. Or give 2 mins standing time b4 u take the idlies from idli plate. Grease the spoon u use to take idli every time you take the idli.

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  220. Hello Raks,

    Now a days I m so confident about my cooking. Ur blog helps me a lot and makes all wife's and Mom's as best chef in their family in their own way. To be honest i credit your blog to everyone who applaud me :).

    Well i m residing in UK and have been in search of eno fuit salt every were. I have the blue one of eno salt – does that help in preparing rava idly ? If not can i use baking soda ?

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  236. Thanks for posting this recipe! I made rava idly for the first time ever for my South Indian husband and he absolutely loved them. He said that it tasted better than even his mom's rava idlies and then ate almost all of them. I'm bookmarking this recipe for sure – thanks so much for sharing!

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  242. Thanks for your important tip, ie adding Eno fruit salt. We prepared it at home two three times and it came out exactly, like the Rava idlis we get in Hotels.
    Thank you once again and regards

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  246. Hi raks…I tried rava idlis today..exactly followed ur recipe..but I dont where I went wrong…out of 4 plates only the top plate idlis were intact..remaining idlis just floated away and was mixed with water in pan…I noticed the rava bubbling out and the lid shaking after 2 mins…however I continued on low flame to atleast to save the top plate which turned out very tasty .plz help..where did I go wrong
    ..I used idli sooji..is that the mistake?

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  250. Oh ok..may be I dropped a little batter in there in hurry while placing the stand in steamer..thank u soo much raks..will try this soon but being little careful

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  254. 5 stars for this recipe. I've never tasted rava idli in my whole life. So I didn't know what to expect but my husband whose a food lover kept complimenting until he finished. And when I ate the idlis, I knew this recipe is to be saved for a lifetime. I'll be doubling the ingredients as this was not enough for all of us.

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  266. Hai raks,Thanks a lot for all the superb mouth watering dishes you have posted.I understood that ur a perfectionist in cooking.Hats off.Thanks for sharing your recipes.U made me love cooking and feel more confident about the outcome of the dishes i make.Thanks dear.

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  268. Hi Raks…firstly congratulations! ! And I tried these idlis for my lil one today …. but it did not become spongy… although the taste was ok… I think I may hav added more water…. how do I rectify the batter for making more.? TIA

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  280. You can keep the batter refrigerated for 3 days, but eno should be added only at the time of preparation. Also as you refrigerate, the batter will tend to thicken. You should adjust the consistency before making idlies

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  296. Hi mam, I am amateur cook residing in UAE.I am a great follower of yours cause there none to teach on cooking here. Is it healthy to add Eno in cooking. As I don't know exactly and what side dish combination will be best suited for this dish other than Coconut chutney.

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  304. Hi Raji,
    I have tried this recipe and d taste comes out well. But idli is hard.
    One change which I made was instead of eno I added baking soda… What could be d reason for hardness? Please let me know

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  306. Hi Raji,

    I have tried this recipe d same way given but instead of eno, I added baking soda. Taste was good but the idli s hard. Please let me know what could have went wrong

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  328. Hi raks
    I used the eno active one only. And the curd water proportion I used the same.. I didn't use more water than mentioned.. Still it came hard… What could be the reason??

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  330. May be your rava absorbs more water, so you should probably use more water. Was your batter same as the one you see in my video?. (Hope you are using semolina (cream of wheat rava and NOT rice idli rava)

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