One of my favorite breakfasts, Rava Idlis

Courtesy: http://www.aayisrecipes.com/2006/12/05/rava-idli/

Ingredients:
1 cup wheat sooji/rava (medium thick)
1/2 tea spn mustard seeds
1/2 tea spn grated and crushed ginger
2-3 finely chopped green chilies
1 tea spn chana daal
1/4 tea spn soda
3/4 cup grated carrot
1 tbl spn cashews(optional)
2-3 strands of coriander leaves
2 tbl spn grated coconut(fresh or frozen)
1 cup yogurt/curd
1-2 tbl spn oil
Salt

Method:
Roast sooji till a nice aroma comes out.
Heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add ginger, green chilies, chana daal and fry for sometime. Switch off the heat and immediately add sooji, mix well.
Add salt, soda, carrot, coriander leaves, coconut, yogurt/curd and mix well. Leave it for around 30mins.
Grease an idli stand. Keep half cashew and then put the mixture on top (so that when the idlis are removed, the cashews can be seen on the top). Steam for around 12-15mins.
Serve hot.

Serves : 2
Preparation time : 30mins (excluding standing time)

PS: If you do not want to add soda, still the idlis can be made soft. I got the following tips from Poornima.
- Add more oil. When the seasoning is mixed with rava/sooji, it should be almost the consistency of rava laddoo.
- Add more curd/yogurt. The batter consistency should be like normal idlis.

I love these manglore buns

Courtesy: http://www.aayisrecipes.com/2007/12/15/mangalore-bunsbanana-puris/

Ingredients:
1/2 cup over riped mashed bananas
2 tbl spn sugar
2 tbl spn yogurt
1/8 tea spn baking soda
1 and 1/2 cups to 2 cups wheat flour (traditionally maida is used)
1/2 tea spn cumin seeds (optional)
1/4 tea spn pepper powder (optional)
Oil
Salt

Increase sugar if you like them more sweet. With 2tbl spns they become mildly sweet.

Method:
Add sugar, salt, cumin seeds(optional), pepper(optional), soda and yogurt to mashed bananas. Mix well.
Add wheat flour and mix to make dough. The amount of flour specified is approximate, add enough to make a stiff dough.
Cover it and leave for about 2-3 hrs. (I refrigerated the dough overnight).
Heat oil. (I used 1/2 peanut oil and 1/2 olive oil).
Take small balls of dough and roll into small puris. Deep fry.
Serve hot.