Bombay rava, or ravva, rawa, or sooji, is a

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product and a form of

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. Rava is made by grinding husked wheat and is used in

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n cuisine to make savoury dishes such as

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, rava idli,

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, and

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s. There are also sweet dishes made from it, take for example rava

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, and sooji halwa in

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which is also known as rava kesari/ kesari bath in

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. There is another type of

(rava) known as ''chamba rava'', which is a byproduct obtained while milling for

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, Bombay rava is a byproduct obtained while milling for refined maida, and hence it is finer.http://www.annaiagro.com/product_rava.html

Process

Rava may be described as the residues of milled material, after the flour is ground in a flour mill (chakki). It is passed through a fine mesh till flour and rava are separated.

Usage

Bombay rava is used in

to make

. It is also used as an ingredient in some varieties of

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, especially the ''rava dosa''.

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