Description

India Gate Idly Rava 1KG comes from a company better known for basmati, which is the reassuring part, since idly rava is nothing more than rice broken to the right grade. The grade is the entire product.

Batter made this way skips the hardest step. Grind the soaked urad dal alone until it is light, soak the rava separately, squeeze it dry and fold the two together, then leave it overnight in a warm spot. In a Dutch kitchen in winter that warm spot usually means an oven with only the light on.

How do I get the batter to ferment in a cold house? Warmth is the whole problem outside India. An oven with just the light on, an airing cupboard, or a yoghurt setting on an instant pot all work. Give it twelve hours rather than eight, and expect it to rise less dramatically than it would in Chennai.

Can I use this rava for dosa too? Yes, with a higher proportion of rava to dal and a thinner batter. The same fermented batter makes both, and many households simply thin down what is left after the idlis and make dosas the next morning.

If you would rather not build a batter at all, the Jalpur idli mix does the work for you, and South Indian flours at Panjab Supermarket carries the dosa mixes and rice flours. Vegetarian. Keep it sealed and dry, and look through the pack before you use it, because rava draws weevils faster than flour does. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.