Rava Idly

 

Rava Idly

Ingredients:-
Rava – 2 cups
Curd – 11/2 cups
Milk – 11/4 cups
Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
Ghee – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Greenchilly – 4 numbers, chopped
Ginger – 1 tsp
Cahews – 10 numbers
Grated carrot – 1/2 cup
Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Baking soda – a pinch
Salt as needed

Method:-
Heat the ghee & splutter mustard seeds. Add the urad dal & asafoetida. Also add the cashews & fry.

Add the ginger & greenchilly & saute till you get a nice aroma. Mix in the semolina & fry for 7 minutes on medium heat. Let it cool completely.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Add upto 1/4 – 1/2 cup of water to get the consistency of idly batter. Keep aside for 30 minutes.

To be steamed

Steam on medium heat for 15 minutes. Let the idlis cool. Take them out carefully with a spoon dipped in hot water.

Surprise Vegetable Donuts & Steamed Vegetable Dumplings

     

 Surprise Vegetable Donuts

For the dough dissolve 1 tbsp of active dry yeast & 1/2 tbsp of sugar in 1/4 cup of lukewarm water. Keep aside for 10 -15 minutes/ till frothy. Mix together 2 cups of all purpose flour, 1 tbsp of sugar & 3/4 tsp of salt. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients & add 1 tbsp of melted butter, 1 beaten egg, 1/8 cup of lukewarm evaporated milk, the fermented yeast solution & enough lukewarm water to make a soft dough. Knead well for 5-6 minutes. Keep aside for 1 hour/till the dough doubles in volume.
For the vegetable filling heat 1 tbsp of canola oil & add 1 minced garlic clove. Add half of a red onion chopped finely & saute till it turns translucent. Add 1 cup of chopped cabbage, 1/4 cup of peas, 3/4th of a big carrot (grated) & 1/2 tbsp of chopped capsicum. Saute for a minute & add salt, 3/4 tsp pepper powder & 1 tsp of soy sauce. In another pan heat 1 tbsp of butter & add 1 tbsp of flour. Add in 1/4 cup of water & cook till the sauce thickens. Add this sauce to the cooked veggies & mix well.
To make the donuts, divide the doubled dough into lemon size balls & roll out each ball into a rectangle slightly thicker than roti. Place little filling on one side of the rolled out dough as shown below. Roll the dough around the filling &  seal both the ends very well ( you can use water to seal them tightly). Shape into a ring by bringing both the sealed ends together & deep fry in hot oil on low heat till golden brown on both sides.




Steamed Vegetable Dumplings:-

Prepare the vegetable filling in the same way as for donuts. Add 2 pinches of 5 spice powder ( dry roast 1 tsp each of fenugreek, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, sesame seeds & 1/8 tsp of ajwain & powder in your coffee grinder), 2 cubes of grated cream cheese, 1 tsp of vinegar & 1 spring onion finely chopped to it.
For the dumplings mix together 1 tbsp of oil, 1 cup of flour & 1/2 tsp of salt. Make a soft dough by adding enough cold water. Divide this dough into 3 portions, roll out each portion into a thin circle & cut out smaller circles of 4″ diameter by using a lid. Place a little filling ( 1 tbsp) in the center of each circle & seal it by bringing together the ends of the dough above the filling so that they look like Momos.
Steam the dumplings for 15 minutes.