finely chop the onion, green chilly, ginger and coriander leaves.
In a large bowl combine the rava, chopped onion, green chili, curry leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, cumin seeds, baking powder and salt. mix well.
next add the curd little at a time. you may need slightly less or more curd depending on the quality of your rava.
The batter should neither be too runny or hard.
mix the batter with your hands until all ingredients are well incorporated. No need to knead the batter.
cover with a a plate and let rest for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, mix the mixture. If you feel its too thick, add a tables spoon of water to get the right consistency.
Grease a parchment paper or a banana leaf with oil.
Grease your hands with little oil, take some batter and place it on the banana leaf and flatten them little bit and make a small whole in the center.
Deep fry the vada in medium flame until golden brown on both sides.
Serve the hot, crispy instant rava vada with coconut chutney.