Comments on: Instant Rava Idli – Your Recipe Rocks

By: vijirajmohan

vijirajmohan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:41:45 +0000

I cannot use buttermilk with my son/he has a caesein allergy. what can be used as a substitute. I found the eggless date cake recipe very interesting. will be trying it shortly
viji

How about soy yogurt Viji? I have not used it though, but just wondering. Since it’s instant idlis it needs the sour yogurt/buttermilk. Have you checked the instant rava idlis packs (like MTR)? What are the ingredients in it?

By: Smitha

Smitha — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:13:03 +0000

Hi,

I prepared the instant idlis using Priya’s Rava idly. The idli was soft but it was flat. I used about 3 tbsp of oil with the rava and about 1/2 cup of buttermilk. I mixed it and left it aside for sometime. Then added the remaining ingredients. The taste was good but it did not have the look of the usual idli.
What could I have done wrong?

Regards,
Smitha.

Smitha did you add some baking soda? Since we don’t mix urad daal there is no fermentation and hence we need baking soda for the idlis to rise. That’s also another reason why we use sour yogurt, to make it rise. Maybe the buttermilk was not sour enough and it also made the batter watery. Just my guess.

By: smitha

smitha — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:55:24 +0000

Hi,

I wanted to know if there was a way to make soft, instant idlis using idli rava (cream of rice).

Regards,
Smitha.

Smitha, I’m not sure if we can make instant idlis with idli rava. Maybe you can try a small batch (around 1/2 cup) and see if it’s working. I have tried it with cracked wheat and corn grits though and both come out fine.

By: Nicole M

Nicole M — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:17:59 +0000

This looks so delicious I want to hop up and go to the store and get the ingredients so I can make it right now! great blog!

By: Madhuram

Madhuram — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:24:54 +0000

@Priya: Thank you very much for the recipe. This was the first time I tried it and it came out very well.

By: Priya

Priya — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:52:19 +0000

Wow, they look delicious. I am so glad they turned out well. I just love them. They have so many veggies in them that I do not need chutney; of course if I have it, I would love to eat with it. thanks so much for trying it out.

–Priya

By: Madhuram

Madhuram — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:24:36 +0000

@RedChillies: This is my first experiment with Rava Idly, so I don’t have anything to comapre with. I felt that it was good only. Maybe I should try MTR and see if it has the same taste as this one.

By: RedChillies

RedChillies — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:58:44 +0000

Even though I am a great fan of Rava Idli, I can never get it right. I always end up sticking up with the MTR ready made mix. I hope I can atleast pull this recipe off

By: Shubha

Shubha — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:56:58 +0000

Looks awesome… u know iam craving for idlis from nearly 1 and a half yr….:( Hope to get my idli stand when i go back to india…:)
Till then iam relishing your pics…. Awesome…:)
Do check my blog…:)

By: Madhuram

Madhuram — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:10:11 +0000

Hetal, Uma, Cham, Siri, thank you very much.

Cham, Mamatha the carrot thing works like a charm. You won’t miss the coconut taste at all. Try it in your kootu also, you can totally omit the carrots.

Archy, welcome to my blog. I’m very glad you liked my site.

Thank you very much Sushma, Madhavi, Asha and Ranji.