MASALA IDLI (Spicy Stir fried Lentil & Rice Cakes)
MASALA IDLI (Spicy Stir fried Lentil & Rice Cakes)

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, masala idli (spicy stir fried lentil & rice cakes). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

MASALA IDLI (Spicy Stir fried Lentil & Rice Cakes) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. MASALA IDLI (Spicy Stir fried Lentil & Rice Cakes) is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

Fried idli or Masala Idli Fry is a mildly spiced sautéed dish made from idlis. The idlis are fried till they are crispy and then tossed in curry leaves and South Indian spices. Idli is a traditional South Indian Breakfast made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have masala idli (spicy stir fried lentil & rice cakes) using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make MASALA IDLI (Spicy Stir fried Lentil & Rice Cakes):
  1. Make ready Oil
  2. Make ready Idlis
  3. Make ready Desi Ghee or any Cooking Oil
  4. Take Peanuts
  5. Get Cashews
  6. Take Mustard Seeds
  7. Make ready Whole Red Chilies, split in four pieces
  8. Prepare Urad dal (Ivory Lentils)
  9. Make ready Chana Dal
  10. Prepare Green Chili, finely chopped (mine was hot and I didn’t even need to add red chili powder)
  11. Make ready medium Onion (optional), sliced
  12. Prepare Curry Leaves
  13. Make ready Green Peas, boiled
  14. Get Turmeric Powder
  15. Take Sambar Powder (adjust to taste)
  16. Get Amchur / Dry Mango Powder (adjust sourness to taste)
  17. Take Salt

You can make this chinese style fried idli recipe using rava idli as well. If you are using fresh idli for this vegetable masala idli recipe then refrigerate for an hour and then prepare. Idli Varieties Rava Idli Kanjivaram Idli. Sabji Sweet Corn Gravy Rajma Masala / Red Kidney Bean Curry Pudinewalla Masaledar Lobia / Minty Blackeyed Bean Gravy Bhindi Masala / Spicy Okra.

Steps to make MASALA IDLI (Spicy Stir fried Lentil & Rice Cakes):
  1. Break idlis in bite size pieces and set aside (I make three to four shallow vertical cuts and break it using hands. Then I break the horizontal pieces into three to four pieces. I keep the look rustic by avoiding the knife to cut the idli)
  2. Place a frying pan on high heat and add two teaspoon of oil. Tip in the broken idli pieces and fry till the idli turns golden in color. Remove the idli pieces on a plate and set aside. - (Frying idlis is purely an optional step. You can skip this if you wish to. I fry it for the reason that it helps idli pieces hold their shape better when the tempering is added to it)
  3. Place the pan again on heat and add ghee and add peanuts and cashews. Fry on medium low heat, stirring continuously, till the cashews turn golden. Using a spoon, carefully remove the peanuts and cashews on a plate lined with absorbent sheet.
  4. On medium heat, in the remaining ghee, add the mustard seeds and broken dry red chilies. Once the mustard seeds begin to crackle, add the chana dal. Fry for ten seconds and add the urad dal as well. Fry till the dal just begins to turn golden.
  5. Now tip in the chopped green chili and sliced onions (add more ghee if required) and fry till the onions turn translucent. Add the curry leaves and green peas. Stir and cook for half a more minute. - - Lower the heat to minimum and add salt, turmeric powder, amchur and sambar powder. Give a stir and then sprinkle some water, (a tablespoon or two), to avoid the masala from burning. Stir everything well.
  6. Add the broken idli pieces and gently mix and stir everything well to ensure that all pieces are nicely coated with spices. Add a little more water, may be a sprinkle, only if required.
  7. Once done, switch off the heat, cover the pot and allow the contents to sit for 10 – 15 minutes for the flavors and spices to get absorbed by the idli pieces. Lastly, add the peanuts and cashews and mix everything again. Serve hot or at room temperature in individual bowls.

Fry Cabbage Poriyal / Stir Fry Urulaikizhangu Curry/Potato Stir Fry/Aloo Sabji Sundal Varieties Kadalai Paruppu Sundal / Lentil Stir Fry Karamani / Lobia. Medhu Vada is a traditional South Indian fritter made using black gram/udad dhall.uddina vade, garelu,uzhunnu vada ,vadai, urad vada Step-by-Step process in making Eggplant stir fry with spicy lentil powder : Wash eggplant and chop into small cubes. Sundal is a stir fry that is made with cooked beans and legumes. Popular Choices are Chickpeas, Kidney beans, Cow Peas, White Peas etc. Friends and family coming over and want to serve them something that would tantalize their taste buds This idli fry, or whatever else you may want to call it as it doesn't have an official name, is a quick stir fry with some veggies and cut up idlis.

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