A collection of 28 delicious rava recipes – Rava semolina or semolina also known as ‘cream of wheat’ or semolina is a commonly used ingredient in Indian cuisine. Rava is used in both North Indian as well as South Indian cuisine.
In North and West India, rava is used to make halwa, kheer, upma, dhokla and is also added to bhatura and puri dough. Whereas in South India, rava is used to prepare various breakfast recipes like instant idli, quick rava dosa, rava uttapam, kesari, khichari, pongal and upma.
Apart from using rava as the main ingredient in a recipe, you can also use it to coat patties, shredded vegetables while shallow frying. Most of the rava recipes are easy and quick to prepare and taste good too.
Index
Rava Breakfast Recipe
1. Upma recipe – A delicious and popular South Indian breakfast dish. The ingredients used to flavor the rava give it a deliciously satisfying flavor that will make this dish one of your new favorite breakfasts.
Upma does not take much time to make and can be done in 15 to 20 minutes. Other popular variations of the simile are:
2. Rava Idli – This recipe gives you an incredibly light, soft and delicious Rava Idli. For these instant rava idlis, I found the perfect combination of ingredients to make these delicious cakes that are soft, moist, fluffy and delicious.
3. Rava Dosa – This is a quick and popular form of dosa from South Indian cuisine. These are crispy, webbed and thin crepes made from semolina, rice flour, all-purpose flour and spices. This dosa requires no fermentation and is therefore quick to prepare.
4. Rava Uttapam – This is an easy and quick Uttapam form made with Rava. No grinding and fermentation required. To make these hotas, you will need fine semolina or rava.
5. Rava Pongal – Pongal healthy breakfast recipe made with rava and mung dal. Pongal is a very popular South Indian breakfast recipe. It is not only delicious but also healthy and easy to make. Some more Pongal recipes on the blog are:
6. Rava chilla – Easy breakfast recipe of chilla made with semolina. Chilla is a savory pancake made with gram flour or other lentils. Other similar recipes are:
7. Rava Dhokla – It is a soft, fluffy, steamed savory cake made from rava made with herbs, spices, white sesame seeds and coconut and coriander leaves. This is an easy, quick and instant rava dhokla and does not require fermentation. Other variations of the Dhokla recipe on the blog are:
8. Onion Rava Dosa – Easy lacy dosa made with semolina, rice flour, onion and all purpose flour (maida). A quick breakfast option and tastes great when served with coconut chutney or sambar.
9. Salt bath recipe – Delicious, smooth and soft savory rice made with mix vegetables. You can serve this MTR style Khara Bath with some lemon wedges and coconut chutney. It can also be packed in a tiffin box.
10. Suji’s room – Easy to make toast with rava, onion, tomato and cream filling. It makes a quick breakfast or evening tea-time snack or an after-school snack. Another similar recipe is this gram flour toast.
11. Tomato Parable – Tangy and spicy concoction made with semolina, tomatoes and spices. For more tomato recipes, you can check out this collection of 26 tomato recipes.
12. Oats is hot – A healthy, easy and instant recipe for Uttapam made with oats, rava and besan. You can make this Instant Oats Uttapam not only for breakfast but also for brunch or a quick evening snack.
13. Rava Khichdi Recipe – South Indian breakfast preparation made from fine rava. I add some vegetables to it to give it some texture and nutrition. But you can omit the vegetables and make it without vegetables.
Rava Snacks Recipe
1. Shankarpali recipe – Crispy, flaky, melt-in-your-mouth fried and baked biscuits. Shankarpali is a popular festival dish of Maharashtra.
2. Rava Vada – These instant rava vadas are crispy and delicious vadas made with rava as the main ingredient. These vadas make for a quick evening snack and are easy to make. You can also make them as an after school snack for kids.
3. Mat Vada – Madur Vade is a crispy fried patty popular as an evening snack in Karnataka. Madura Vada is made with a mixture of rice flour, semolina, all purpose flour, onions and some herbs and spices.
4. Cheese Cutlets – These paneer cutlets are easy to make crispy, delicious cutlets made with paneer (Indian cottage cheese), vegetables, herbs and spices. Similar to this cheese cutlet recipe Veg Cutlet Recipe. The addition of cheese gives these cutlets a soft texture and yet they are crispy on the outside.
For more delicious paneer recipes you can check out this collection of 91 Recipes made with cheese.
5. Suran Bhaji – Delicious and crispy Elephant Foot Yam Fry made with minimal ingredients. They are also known as Suran Fodi.
6. Raj kachuri chaat – Raj Kachori called the king of all kachoris is a popular chaat snack of North India. You can compare with Raj Kachori The water is full Stuffing various chaat items in between.
12 Rava Sweet Recipes
1. Rava Kesari Recipe – Keshari recipe is a popular and delicious South Indian dessert made with rava, sugar, ghee, saffron and dry fruits. This orange colored melt in the mouth sweet is made during festivals as well as pujas or auspicious occasions or any occasion in South India.
2. Semolina Halwa Recipe – Suji Ka Halwa is your everyday classic delicious North Indian dessert made with refined semolina, sugar, ghee, almonds and cardamom powder. In Maharashtra this sweet is called Shira. This easy to melt halwa recipe comes together in about 15 minutes.
3. Rava Ladoo – It is a festive sweet of delicious balls flavored with semolina, sugar, ghee, almonds and cardamom. While there are many variations of making this popular Indian sweet, I am sharing a simple rava laddu recipe that is quick to make and tastes amazing.
If you are planning to make ladoos then here is this handy collection 22 Ladoo Recipes.
4. orange bath – Rich Karnataka style sweet made with rava (cream of wheat), sugar, dry fruits and ghee.
5. Pineapple orange – Melt in your mouth South Indian sweet made with wheat, ghee, sugar and pineapple cubes. This recipe adds green cardamom powder and dry fruits to the delicious, tangy pineapple flavor. This recipe is delicious, smooth, silky and quite easy to keep.
6. semolina kheer – A quick and easy kheer made with rava. Suji Kheer recipe is ready in about 20 minutes and is so simple that even a beginner can easily make it.
7. Rava Modak – Sweet dumplings made with mihi rava and filled with coconut jaggery. Modak Lord Ganesha’s favorite sweet and often prepared during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
8. Rava Pitha – This is a ridiculously easy recipe that even a beginner can make. Also known as semolina cake, this eggless recipe is made with fine rava, condensed milk, coconut, milk and flavorings. This recipe comes from Goan cuisine and is also called bath cake.
9. Mango Orange – A really good recipe for smooth, silky and mango keshari. You can even make mango keshari as an offering or for religious ceremonies or pujas. Milk can also be used instead of water. Adding milk will make the kesari richer.
For more delicious mango recipes, you can check out this collection of 37 Mango recipe.
This rava recipe collection post has been updated from the archive (September 2016) and republished in January 2023.