Once when talking to my aunt from London, she mentioned she just had chilli idli at some restaurant. She explained what the dish comprised of, and this is what I came up with. It is a good, quick meal to make with leftover idli, or make it a meal on its own!
Idli is savory cake of south Indian origin popular throughout India. The cakes are usually two to three inches in diameter and are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily metabolized by the body
Ingredients:
- 5-6 idlis (cut into quarters)
- 1 tsp ginger (chopped)
- 1 tsp garlic (chopped)
- 1 tsp green chilli (chopped)
- 1 onion (square pieces - 1/2 inch.)
- 1 green shimla mirch (square pieces)
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp tomato sauce
- 2 tsp chilli sauce (Sambal Oelek - a.k.a kukda sauce ;p )
- 1/2 tsp Ajinomoto
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- salt to taste
Instructions:
- In a pan, heat the oil.
- Add ginger, garlic & green chilli. Saute for a minute.
- Add onion & shimla mirch and fry for two minutes.
- Now add the soy sauce, tomato sauce, & chilli sauce.
- Add the Ajinomoto & salt.
- Now whisk in the corn flour, and mix until the flour is well blended
- Toss in the idli; make sure the sauce is well spread over the idli.
This was great recipe for leftover idli...thanks for sharing !!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, I am glad you enjoyed it. Hope you can try many more.
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