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Soft Instant Rava Idly recipe

 This is one breakfast that I make all the time as it requires no prep, can be made in 20 mins and with simple ingredients that we already have on hand.  The recipe is simple .. do give a try and serve with your fav chutney. I made a chutney with beetroot greens and stalks by frying it with a tempering. A delicious combo here.  Let’s see how to make these simple Idlis … INGREDIENTS: Sooji Rava 2 cups Flattened rice / Poha 1 cup Yogurt 1/4 cup  Water for soaking  Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Soda a pinch  INSTRUCTION: ☘ Take Rava/sooji and  Flattened rice in a mixing bowl. πŸ€ Add yogurt and some water, soak for 15 minutes. ☘Grind to a smooth batter.Add 1/2 tsp salt and a pinch baking soda.Mix well  πŸ€ Now the Idly batter is ready. . πŸ€ Grease Idly plates with some oil / ghee, pour a ladle full of batter in each idly mould.  πŸ€ Transfer the idly plates to a cooker filled with 1 cup water / Idly maker and steam Idlis by closing the lid without pressure weight for 10-15 mins on low flame.  πŸ€Once d

Homemade Schezwan Sauce

Schezwan Sauce is a popular sauce in Indo -Chinese cuisine. It is a spicy sauce made with dried red chilies. Very popular dishes like Schezwan Fried Rice, Schezwan noodles are made using this fiery sauce. I just love how this sauce gives the dishes a distinctly unique flavor. We always had schezwan sauce-based dishes in the restaurant during our childhood. It was all a great craze that we had about this Indo Chinese food. When I got married, I wanted to try making them at home...The store-bought sauce came into my rescue. But in recent years, when I came to know about the dangers of artificial preservatives and colors that are added in the store-bought sauce. I made up my mind that I will make it at home with all organic ingredients and no artificial preservatives or colors. That's when I started making my own sauce at home. Since then I haven't looked back at the store-bought ones...because this is freshly made in batches which tastes super good!! This