Showing posts with label Rava. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rava. Show all posts

Saturday, 9 May 2020

Rava Pakoda


Instant Rava(Semolina) Pakoda is deep fried, delicious, crunchy, fluffy, bite-size snack and great appetizer is made with easily available ingredients.

In a bowl add following ingredients & mix well :

Sooji/Semolina - 1 Cup

Roasted Cashew Nuts - 1/2 Cup

Curd - 1/2 Cup

Grated Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Green Chilli - 2 chopped

Chopped Onion & Coriander Leaves - 1/2 Cup each

Turmeric & red chilli powder - a pinch each

Chaat Masala,black pepper powder& salt - as per taste

Baking Soda - a pinch

  • Add water to make thick batter, cover and keep it aside for 7 minutes.
  • Add baking soda to the batter. Mix well.
  • In a pan, add oil for frying on a high flame. Once the oil is hot lower the flame.
  • Drop small round pakode from the batter mixture and fry on medium flame.
  • Once it turns golden brown from all the sides, take them out.
  • Yummy Sooji Pakoda is ready.

Monday, 4 May 2020

Horsegram Idli



Horse Gram(Kulith) Idli is protein and calcium rich nutritious savoury cakes.

Horse Gram, idli rava and Urad Dal batter gives soft fluffy texture to this naturally fermented steamed pancake.

Horse gram is the most protein-rich lentil in the world. It is also rich in iron and calcium among other nutrients.

This exceptionally easy, healthy, steamed
breakfast has special appetizing aroma which fuels up one for a healthy start. 



  • Soak 1 cup urad dal and 1 cup horsegram for about 5hrs.
  • Grind them together to a very smooth batter. 
  • Now add 2 cups idli rava, salt, grind till they mix well.
  • Leave the batter overnight for fermentation.
  • Next morning, grease a vessel which can fit into pressure cooker for steaming. Add the idli batter to cover 3/4 portion of the vessel.
  • Transfer the vessel into pressure cooker and steam it for 20 minutes without the whistle.

The soft, aromatic horse gram idli is ready.

Dumplings


Saturday, 2 May 2020

Cucumber Cake




Cucumber cake is delicious, healthy easy to make eggless steamed cake.

It is very midly sweet in taste and loaded with goodness of semolina, coconut, jaggery and flavourful cucumber.

Lets enjoy this soft, moist, unique textured cake in steamed style.



  • In a pan, roast 3/4 cup broken wheat dalia (lapsi rava) till it turns slightly brown. 
  • Add 1/4 cup semolina(rava) and roast till it turns slightly brown. 
  • Add water, 1cup grated cucumber and 1cup jaggery and mix well. 
  • Add 1/4 cup grated coconut, 10 cashew nuts, 10 raisins and salt and mix well. Keep stiring and cook till the mixture forms a thick paste. 
  • In a container, add ghee & the cake mixture. 
  • Place the container in pressure cooker, then remove whistle and cover it with a lid and steam Steam for 40 minutes.
  • Tasty cucumber cake is ready.

Sweet Poha