Rava Idly II

     It's my long time wish to try a perfect I.e. exactly the hotel bought version. Even though I have tried plenty of times, i couldn't achieve it. Without leaving my hope, I was keep on googling it, finally grabbed recipe which is really a super dooper at the same time a simple version. So, thought to share that wonderful recipe for your views. Click HERE to checkout my Version I recipe.

ALL YOU NEED:

Rava/Sooji	1 cup
Eno Salt	1/4 tsp
Water	1/2 cup
Salt	To Taste
Curd	1/2 cup

To Temper

Grated Carrot	1/4 cup
Broken Cashew	1/4 cup
Whole Cashew	6 Nos.
Turmeric Powder	Pinch
Chopped Coriander	1/4 cup
Mustard	1 spoon
Ghee	3 spoons

METHOD:
    Take a wide pan, heat 2 spoons of ghee. Add mustard, once it splutters, add broken cashew, grated carrot, chopped coriander leaf, pinch of turmeric powder and saute it for 3 mins. Now add the rava, roast it for another 3 minutes. Allow it to cool and transfer it to the mixing bowl. Now add 1/2 cup of curd and required salt mix it well. Add required amount of water until it reaches idli batter consistency. Let it sit for a while. If it becomes very thick adjust with water. Just a minute before you prepare idli, add eno salt and give a hard stir. Now grease the idli pan with ghee and keep the whole cashew in each portion of idli. Now pour the atter and steam it for 15 minutes. Once done, serve with some delicious chutney.

Note: You can also add urad dhall and Bengal gram along with grated carrot.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Dhokla - Microwave method

     "Dhokla" - Have tasted this recipe in many places but never tried at home. Actually i planned many times to try it at home but unfortunately it was keep on skipping. Finally Dhokla (preparation) day has come but unfortunately(again), it was a complete disaster dish which made me to HATE dhokla. I decided not to try dhokla at home. One of my north indian friend is much expert in preparing it so, atlast decided to keep her next to me and had a safe try. OMG! FORTUNATELY it came out very well and it was a super-blaster dish finally.

ALL YOU NEED:

Rava	1 cup
Besan Flour	1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder	Pinch
Eno salt	1 tsp
Sugar	1 1/2 tsp
Salt	1/2 tsp
Curd	1/2 cup
Hing	Pinch
Water	1/2 cup
Oil	1 1/2 tsp

To Garnish

Coriander Leaf	3 Twigs
Green Chilly	1 No.
Mustard	1 spoon
Oil	1 spoon

METHOD:
     Take a wide bowl. Add rava/sooji, besan flour, curd, Turmeric powder, sugar, hing, salt and oil. Give hard stir until it all get mixed up by adding required water. Let it sit for 10 minutes. After 10 mins, add eno salt, give a stir and add water if the batter is very thick. Take a microwave safe bowl, grease it with oil and pour the batter into it. Now microwave it for 5 mins by covering the bowl partially. Meantime, keep a pan, heat a spoon of oil, add mustard, once it splutters, add slited green chillies. Once it sauted, Put off the flame.

     Now check the microwave, if it is done, let the dhokla cool dowl. Once its done, replace it to a flat plate, cut into small square shape (If its not in a proper square, let it cool down for somemore minutes.) and toss the dhokla in the pan (in which we have prepared the garnished ingredients) by adding chopped coriander leaf.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Rava Ladoo

     I should say this is We are not sweet lovers so its very rare to see sweet post in my blog. Once in a while i use to prepare sweet at home, think today is that "Once in a while" day, that too its "Hot from the stove" post :P Yes, am posting this immediately i prepared the ladoo ! so that i'll not forget the preparation method :D Here's my method !

ALL YOU NEED:

Rava/Sooji	1 cup
Sugar	1/2 cup+2sp
Chopped Cashew	3 tbsp
Elachi	2 nos.
Ghee	1/4 cup
Milk	1/4 cup
Raisins	2 tbsp

METHOD:
     Take a wide tawa, add 2 spoon of oil, roast chopped cashew and raisin (i used dried cranberries) Once done, take off from the stove. Now add the rava, fry it until nice aroma comes.DONT BURN IT. Once done, allow it too cool. Now add sugar, mix well. Powder the rava mixture coarsely along with elachi in mixer. Now place the powdered mixer in a wide pan, add roasted nuts, raisins and ghee. If the mixture is still seperating, sprinkle required milk, mix well and make round balls by pressing tightly. Once all done, taste your yummilicious ladoo. :-)

Note: You can also substitute milk with ghee, which will help you to keep ladoo stocked for a week.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬