Rava Seedai Recipe
Rava Seedai is a variation of the traditional South Indian savory snack made by deep frying small balls of dough prepared with roasted rava, fried gram dal, coconut and spices. It’s a crispy, crunchy treat perfect for snacking at any time of the day. This rava seedai recipe is a great alternative to the traditional rice flour seedai, especially when you don’t have rice flour at hand. It is traditionally made for Gokulashtami festival.
Servings1 cup
Ingredients
- ½ cup rava
- 2 and ½ tablespoon chutney dal / fried gram
- 2 teaspoon grated coconut
- 2 teaspoon butter at room temperature
- ⅛ teaspoon hing
- ⅛ teaspoon jeera powder
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- salt to taste
- oil for deep frying
*Note : I used our regular upma rava
Instructions
- Take rava in your mixer and grind it to a fine powder. Set aside.
- Then add fried gram dal to mixer.
- Grind it to a fine powder, Set aside.
- Dry roast coconut till slightly browned.
- In a mixing bowl add rava, fried gram, butter, sesame seeds, jeera, pepper powder, roasted coconut. Mix well.
- Add water little by little to form a dough, it will take only few tablespoon of water so be careful while adding.
- Let it rest for 30-45mins.
- Then pinch and make small balls and let it rest in a news paper. Repeat the process till the entire dough gets over.
- Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile you can heat oil.
- Once oil is heated drop few balls carefully, let it cook in low medium flame roll over to cook evenly.
- Once its golden brown take it out and drain in kitchen towel. Be at a safe distance to be more cautious.
- Cool down and store rava seedai in airtight container.
Notes
- Rava – Use good quality rava, you can use fine rava for smoother dough. If you have bigger size then pulse it few times to make it fine.
- Dough consistency – Add water gradually to avoid runny dough. Dough should be soft and stiff to make balls smoothly. It takes very little water to form dough so add little by little like only 2-3 tablespoon water will be enough.
- Frying – Keep the oil at low-medium heat, avoid overcrowding the pan to ensure even cooking. Rava seedai cook faster so keep in low medium flame so that the inside is also cooked perfectly.
- Butter – Use room temperature butter for easier mixing.
- Flavor – Carefully roast the coconut and sesame seeds, it enhances the flavor and taste.
- Variation – You can add a pinch of red chili powder to make it spicy.
Nutrition Facts
Rava Seedai Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 465
Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Fat 27g42%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Trans Fat 0.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 81mg27%
Sodium 990mg43%
Potassium 320mg9%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 34g68%
Vitamin A 370IU7%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 44mg4%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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