Vegetable Rava Idli with Coconut Chutney Video by Tarla Dalal

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Vegetable Rava Idli with Coconut Chutney Video. Dotted with vibrantly coloured, assorted veggies, this soft and sumptuous rava idli is a perfect dish to start your day with. The mild tanginess of curds and subtle notes of chilli paste make the Vegetable Rava Idli very flavourful, while veggies like sweet corn and carrot offer soft, juicy breaks in every mouthful. The Vegetable Rava Idli combines perfectly with this traditional Coconut Chutney, which gets an amazing flavour and wonderful aroma from the tempering.

Recipe Description for Instant Vegetable Rava Idli with Coconut Chutney

Soaking time: 30 minutes
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Makes 22 idlis
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Ingredients

For The Coconut Chutney (makes 3/4 Cup)
4 tbsp freshly grated coconut
4 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria)
1 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies
1 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
3 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
7 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tbsp fresh curd (dahi)
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
10 to 12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 small whole dry kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

For Instant Vegetable Rava Idli
2 tbsp grated carrot
2 tbsp boiled and coarsely crushed sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)
2 tbsp finely chopped french beans
1 1/4 cups semolina (rava / sooji)
3/4 cup curd (dahi)
salt to taste
1 1/2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1/2 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tsp green chilli paste
1/2 tbsp fruit salt

Method

For the coconut chutney

Combine the coconut, roasted chana dal, green chillies, ginger, coriander, curry leaves, curds, salt and 4 tbsp of water and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
Heat at the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds.
When the seeds crackle, add the urad dal, remaiming 3 to 4 curry leaves, red chillies and asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Pour this tempering over the coconut mixture and mix well. Keep aside.

For instant vegetable rava idli

To make {span class="bold1"}instant vegetable rava idli{/span}, combine the curds and 1 cup of water in a deep bowl, whisk well and keep aside.
Combine the semolina, curd-water mixture, ¾ tbsp of oil in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Add the carrot, corn, french beans and salt and mix well. Keep aside.
Heat the remaining ¾ tbsp of oil in a small pan and add the urad dal, chana dal and mustard seeds.
When the seeds crackle, add the green chilli paste and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Pour the tempering over the semolina batter and mix well.
Just before steaming, add the fruit salt and 2 tbsp of water over it.
When the bubbles form, mix gently and pour spoonfuls of the batter into greased idli moulds and steam in a steamer for 10 minutes.
Repeat with the remaining batter to make more idlis.

How to serve