Foxtail Millet Rava Idli Recipe

Name: Foxtail Millet Rava Idli Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cuisine: South Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Foxtail Millet; 3/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt); beaten; 1/2 cup Carrot (Gajjar); grated; 2 Green Chillies; finely chopped (adjust); 1/2 inch Ginger; grated; 1 pinch Enos Fruit Salt; Coriander (Dhania) Leaves; small bunch; chopped; Water; as needed; Salt; to taste; For Tempering; 1 teaspoon Oil; 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split); 1/2 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal); Cashew nuts; a few; Curry leaves; few sprigs

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 40 M

Course South Indian Breakfast

Cuisine South Indian Recipes

Diet Diabetic Friendly

Foxtail Millet Rava Idli Recipe is an instant idli recipe made of healthy foxtail millet and semolina, and needs no fermentation time

Ingredients

3/4 cup Foxtail Millet
3/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
beaten
1/2 cup Carrot (Gajjar)
grated
2 Green Chillies
finely chopped (adjust)
1/2 inch Ginger
grated
1 pinch Enos Fruit Salt
Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
small bunch
chopped
Water
as needed
Salt
to taste
For Tempering
1 teaspoon Oil
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
1/2 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
Cashew nuts
a few
Curry leaves
few sprigs

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Foxtail Millet Rava Idli Recipe, add foxtail millet in a mixer-grinder and pulse itin a mixer for a couple of minutes to make a coarse rava out of it

Step 2

Our Foxtail Millet Rava is ready

Step 3

Heat a kadai on medium flame, add oil and mustard seeds and let it splutter

Step 4

Once they splutter, add urad dal & bengal gram dal and cashew nuts

Step 5

Fry until they turn brown in colour

Step 6

Next add curry leaves and chopped green chillies

Step 7

Add foxtail millet rava and fry on low-medium heat until the aroma rises from the kadai

Step 8

Once done, add grated carrots and ginger to it and saute for a minute

Step 9

Finally switch off and allow to cool

Step 10

Now that the Foxtail Millet Rava has cooled, combine it along with salt and the yogurt

Step 11

Add just enough water to make a idli batter of a poury but thick consistency, mix well

Step 12

Let this sit for a few minutes until the batter is uniform

Step 13

Grease each Idli plate cavity with oil and fill the Foxtail Millet Rava Idli batter until 3/4th full

Step 14

Prepare the idli steamer with a little water in the bottom

Step 15

Place the filled foxtail millet rava idli racks in the steamer

Step 16

Place the steamer on high heat and steam the idli’s for 10 minutes

Step 17

After 10 minutes of steaming, turn off the heat

Step 18

Open the steamer and insert a knife or a pick to test whether the idli's are cooked

Step 19

If nothing sticks then the idlis are perfectly steamed

Step 20

Now you can remove the Foxtail Millet Rava Idli from the steamer

Step 21

Have a small bowl filled with water

Step 22

Dip a spoon in the water and then scoop the idli out starting from the edges

Step 23

Dipping the spoon in water helps in the easy removal of idli from the plates

Step 24

The wholesome homemade Foxtail Millet Rava Idli is now ready to be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner

Step 25

You can serve Foxtail Millet Rava Idli Recipe for weekday mornings along with Raw Tomato Chutney Recipe or Coconut Peanut Chutney Recipe (No Onion No Garlic Recipe) and Tomato Gotsu Recipe

Step 26

For an Indiana Diabetic meal, serve Foxtail Millet Rava Idli Recipe along with Beetroot Sambar Recipe and Murungai Keerai Thogayal Recipe for a healthy meal