Regular idli made of rice is fermented and needs a pre-planned effort to prepare the dish. However, Vegetable Rava idli is more of an instant preparation that is filling and nutritious for your toddlers.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Suji rava (finer the better)
• 1 cup fresh curd
• 1 cup mixed vegetables like carrot , green peas and french beans, all finely chopped
• 1 green chilly, half slit
• 1 tsp ginger minced
• 5 cashew nuts broken into small pieces.
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp chana dal
• 1 tsp jeera
• 2-3 curry leaves
• ghee/oil  for tempering
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Dry roast rava on a medium flame for 10 mins and put it in a bowl. The color changes to light brown. Let it cool.
2. Then add the curd and mix well and keep it aside for 4-5  hrs, if u like to have the idli a bit sour. But you can make it instantly too. 
3. After 5 hrs, put little more water to adjust the consistency of the batter. Add mixed grated vegetables, chopped green chili, minced ginger, salt, and mix.
4. In a pan, put 2-3 tsp of ghee. Once hot, put mustard, when it splutters, put cashews broken, chana dal, jeera, and curry leaves and pour this tadka onto the batter and mix well.
5. Grease the idli plates with ghee or any regular oil and pour the batter into idli plates using a ladle. Steam it for 10 mins.
6. Remove it from idli plates and serve hot with your choice of chutney.