Rave otthu shavige ( sooji noodles)

Ingredients 

Fine sooji (chiroti rave//fine semolina)—1 cup

Water—2 cups

Ghee—1 teaspoon 

Salt—1/2 teaspoon 

Method 

Heat water with ghee and salt in a thick bottomed kadai or non stick pan on medium flame.

When the water starts boiling,slowly add rava stirring continuously on low medium flame.

Mix continuously till the rava is mixed well and a soft dough is formed.

Cover with a lid and let it cook on low heat for 4 to 5 minutes.

Now transfer the cooked dough onto a plate and knead to a soft smooth dough with wet hands.

Now make a cylindrical shaped dumplings out of dough and place them in a greased plate in a steamer.

Steam them for 15 minutes.

Now grease the chakli maker with some oil and place the dumplings inside the maker.

Tighten with the lid and press shavige in circular motion on greased plate.

Keep covered the rest of the dough else they become hard.

Now rava shavige is ready.

Preparing for lemon shavige 

Oil—2 tablespoon 

Mustard seeds (sasive//rai)—1 teaspoon 

Jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)—1 teaspoon 

Channa dhal (kadale belle)—1 tablespoon 

Urad dhal (uddina belle)—1 tablespoon 

Asafoetida (hing//ingu)—1/2 teaspoon 

Peanuts (ground nuts//kadale kayi bija)—2 tablespoon 

Turmeric powder (arisina//haldi)—1/2 teaspoon 

Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few

Coriander leaves (kothambari soppu//hara  dhaniya)—2 tablespoon chopped 

Fresh grated coconut ( nariyal//kayi turi)—2 tablespoon 

Green chillies (hasiru menasina kayi//hari mirch)—4 to 5

Salt—to taste 

Lemon ( nimbe hannu)—1 

Prepare for seasoning (oggarane)

Heat oil in a pan or kadai,,once hot add peanuts and sauté on medium flame till crisp.

Then add sasive,jeerige,hing when it crackles add kadale and uddina belle,arisina.

Then add chopped green chillies,karibevu and saute .

Next add salt and coconut grated,mix well 

Switch off the stove.

Add this mixture to cooled shavige,add chopped coriander leaves,squeezed  lemon juice.

Mix well.

Tasty rave shavige is ready to serve.