Chinese Style Masala Idli Fry | Quick Snack Recipe
Mildly spiced, healthy and delicious breakfast recipe made with leftover idlis, fresh veggies and soy sauce.
Ingredients
- 8 lefover rice and dal idli
- 1.5 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 pinch heeng
- Few leaves of curry patta
- 1 small sized onion sliced
- 2 green chillies cut into big pieces
- ¼ cup green capsicum sliced
- ¼ cup sweet corn
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp red chilli sauce
- 1 tsp soya sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- Green coriander leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- First make small pieces of idlis and keep them aside. Slice onion and green pepper and put them aside.
- In a pan heat oil, add red mustard seeds, wait till they crackled.
- Now add heeng, onion and curry leaves. Saute for few seconds.
- Then add sliced green pepper, sweet corn, salt, red chilli sauce, soya sauce and tomato ketchup. Mix well.
- Finally, add pieces of idli and gently mix them. Cover the pan and leave for 4-5 minutes so that they absorb the flavors.
- Transfer to the serving plate, garnish with green coriander leaves and serve warm.
Notes
1. Bring the refrigerated idlis to room temperature otherwise they stay hard and not absorbed the flavours nicely. You can also sprinkle little water on them and microwave them for few seconds.
2. Increase or decrease the quanity of sauce according to your taste and preferences.
3. Serve warm otherwise they become hard after cooling down. 4. You can also try to use pavbhaji masala, maggi masala, chana masala to give them a fusion taste.