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Today we will prepare besan rava veg idli.
This has besan, rava sooji and favorite vegetables.
The recipe is really tasty and also it consumes very less oil.
It is nutritious too.
So let's start preparing besan rava veg idli.
For this we have used besan (gram flour) - 1 cup.
Suji ( rava / semolina) - 1 cup.
Whisked curd - 1 cup.
Green peas - 1/2 cup.
Finely sliced capsicum - 1.
Diced tomato - 1.
Oil - 2 tbsp.
Curry leaves - 8-10.
Salt - 1 tsp or salt to taste.
Mustard seed - 1/4 tsp.
Black Gram - 1 tsp.
Ginger paste - 1 tsp or 1 inch ginger grated.
Finely chopped green chillies - 2.
Eno fruit salt - 1 tsp.
We will start with besan rava mixture.
Take a big bowl.Add besan and sooji.
You can take fine grained sooji or coarse grained sooji.
Add curd and stir well.
Make sure that no lumps are formed in the batter.
You can take fine grained besan or coarse grained besan.
The batter is getting thick, we will add little water to it.
We will have to keep the consistency of the batter same
as the consistency of grams when we prepare idli.
The batter is ready. Now add green chillies, ginger and mix it.
Now we will add sauteed black gram, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Chop the leaves finely.
To the hot pan add oil and save small amount of oil for greasing the idli mould.
To the hot oil add mustard seeds and saute it.
Add black grams and let it turn light brown.
Add curry leaves also. Turn off the flame.
Add this seasoning to the batter.
Add sliced tomatoes and keep aside a little bit of tomatoes
so that we can use it as garnishing.
In the same way keep aside the green peas also.
Add capsicum, salt and mix them well.
To the batter we have used 1/4 cup of water apart from curd.
The batter is ready for the preparation.Keep aside for 10 mins.
Meanwhile we can pour some water in the cooker and heat it.
Add water to cooker and let it boil in the high flame so that it boils fast.
Till the water boils we can grease the idli mould.
Pour little bit of oil and spread it evenly on the moulds.
Grease all the moulds.
Now we will place 2-3 pieces of green chillies and tomatoes over the mould.
The batter has also got fermented and is ready for the preparation.
Finally we will add eno fruit salt to the batter and mix it well.
Do not whisk the batter for too long because the idlis will not be spongy
as the eno fruit salt's effect will be over by then.
The batter with eno fruit salt is ready.
Now we will pour the batter to the mould in small quantities.
Fill all the mould and position it accordingly on the stand.
We can see the vapours coming out of the cooker
Keep the idli stand inside the cooker.
Close the cooker and do not put whistle.
The idlis will be ready by 10-12 mins. Keep the flame high.
When the steam forms in large amount then keep the flame medium.
As it is very important that the steam keeps on forming so that idlis cook properly.
After 12 mins turn off the flame.The idlis might be ready by now.
Open the cooker and take out the idli stand.
Separate the moulds and keep it apart so that the idlis cool easily.
When the idlis cools off then we will remove it from the moulds.
Use a knife to remove the idlis from the mould
by simply running it all around the mould.
Place the idlis on a plate.
Besan rawa veg idli is ready to serve. They are really spongy and tasty too.
For making idli we had used vegetables
such as capsicum, tomato and green peas.
According to your taste and availability you can use cauliflower, beans or carrots.
Serve besan rawa veg idli with peanut chutney or coconut chutney.
Idlis can be prepared very easily
but at times it may not be spongy or may not be fluffy.
It happens because of the ingredients used in making idlis.
To make the idlis fluffy we use eno fruit salt.
Add eno salt only when the batter is finally ready and mix it slightly.
Do not whisk it for long and also do not keep the batter for 1/2 or 1 hour.
If you do so then the idlis will not be spongy.
If you have made the batter too thin then also idlis may not be spongy.
And also if you cook the idlis in low flame then the steam will not be formed.
So the idlis may not be fluffy.
Keep the flame high and be sure you follow all the tips.
Spongy and fluffy idli will be ready.
Please make the idlis at home and enjoy it.
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