Fried Idli

How many times have you faced the dilemma of what to do with leftover idli's. There is no sambhar left and you are stuck with only idli's.

This recipe makes boring idli's fun to eat. A wonderful and healthy snack for kids and adults alike. And the best part is they can be prepared in a jiffy.

I remember asking my mom to cook more idli's than needed just so that I can have them later as a snack. Loved eating it as a snack more than the regular way. :)

Recreating mom's dishes is always something extraordinary. And this is one of the dishes which brings taste of her hands back to me even though we live in different continents.

Hope you will like them too. Do leave any comments or suggestions you might have down below.
Happy Cooking :)

Ingredients:

6 Leftover idli's - cut in 4 pieces each
1 medium sized onoin - finely chopped
1 medium sized tomato - finely chopped
1/4 cup peas - boiled
2 green chili's - slit in quarters
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
7-8 curry leaves - fresh or dried
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil


Recipe:

1. In a non-stick saucepan, add oil and heat it over medium heat.
2. Once heated, add mustard seeds. Once they start to crackle add ginger-garlic paste.
3. When ginger-garlic paste start turning slightly light brown in color, add green chili's, curry leaves.
4. As curry leaves start to crackle, add onions. Cook until translucent in color. At this point add tomatoes and cook until they are soft and cooked through.
5. At this point, add peas, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Cook for another minute, stirring continuously.
6. Now add your idli's and coat them well in the mixture. Add salt to taste. If idli's are too dry, sprinkle water over them and cook it over low heat until they are soft.

7. Serve hot with ketchup or any chutney you like.