Do you have some left over idlies? Then this recipe is for you. Very simple and quick to prepare.

Ingredients
Idly – 2
maida – 1tbsp
Bread crumbs – 1 cup
Ginger/garlic – 1/2 tbsp
Chilly powder – 1/4 tbsp
Onion – 1/2
Tomato – 1/2
Cilantro and spring onion to Garnish
Method
1. Slice the idlies into small pieces. Make a paste by adding little water to the maida. Dip each idly pieces in the maida paste and roll in the bread crumbs and deep fry it. You can just eat the fried pieces like this else follow the next step.

2. Heat a tbsp oil in pan add the chopped onion and the chopped ginger and garlic. Fry for a minute and add the chopped tomato and chilly powder and then the fried idly pieces cilantro and little salt if needed. Finally add the chopped spring onions and serve hot with tomato sauce. Great tea time snack with the left over idlies. Also have as breakfast.
December 13, 2006 at 5:10 am
That’s so creative! Looks great Jas!
December 18, 2006 at 8:09 am
Asha said very rightly that its very creative…I really liked this variation of Idli. As I have said in my other coment that anything made with Idli batter is the dish for me…
Thanks for sharing and have also added you on my blog roll….Please let me know if you don’t like it.
December 23, 2006 at 5:57 am
Such a creative idea ! never thought of using idli for manchurian. I’d prefer this to Idli upma
January 4, 2008 at 8:21 am
this is something great for the learners like me jas,
keep rocking !!!
January 30, 2008 at 6:17 pm
This dish is best to have heart problems and Maida is not at all good for health