Suji Idli Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	20 min
Cook time	15 min
Total time	35 min
Serves	15 idli

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Ingredients

• 1 cup rava / semolina / suji (coarse)
• 1 cup curd / yogurt
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ tsp eno fruit salt or pinch of baking soda

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Instructions

1. irstly, in a large pan roast 1 cup rava for 5 minutes or till it turns aromatic.
2. allow it to cool completely, and transfer roasted rava to a mixing bowl.
3. add in 1 cup curd, ½ tsp salt and combine well without forming any lumps.
4. allow to rest for 20 minutes or till rava / sooji absorbs water.
5. again add ¼ cup water or as required to prepare idli batter consistency.
6. just before steaming the idlis, add in ¼ tsp eno fruit salt or pinch of baking soda and give a gentle mix.
7. pour the batter immediately onto greased idli plate.
8. steam them on medium flame for 15 minutes or till the idli are cooked completely.
9. finally, serve soft sooji idli or plain rava idli along with chutney and sambar.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, roast the rava well else idli might turn sticky.
• also add tempering and vegetables of your choice to make masala idli.
• additionally, use sour curd for more soft and spongy idlis.
• finally, add eno fruit salt or baking soda just before steaming suji idli or plain rava idli.