Manchurian Idli Recipe is a twisted version of the traditional South Indian idli.
Everyone loves idli, and in South India, it is a famous breakfast. But why always have the usual idli? Give your idli a new taste with this easy twist. In this Manchurian Idli Recipe, cooked idli is sautรฉed with onion and capsicum for a flavorful variation. Just like regular idli, I love this version too.
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Manchurian Idli
Course: Snacks, SidesCuisine: Indian2
servings10
minutes30
minutes330
kcal40
minutesThis Manchurian Idli is a twisted version of the traditional Idli; everyone love it. Can have as snack or side dish.
Ingredients
Cooked Idli’s – 5
Cornflour – 2 tbsp – 1/2 tsp.
All Purpose Flour (เคฎเฅเคฆเคพ) – 2 tbsp.
Capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) – 1/2
Onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) – 1 big
Spring Onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) – 1
Ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) – 1 1/2 inch.
Garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) – 4-6 cloves
Black pepper (เคเคพเคฒเฅเคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) Powder – 1/4 tsp.
Soya Sauce – 1/4 tsp.
Tomato Sauce – 2 tbsp.
Oil (เคคเฅเคฒ) – 3 tbsp.
Salt (เคจเคฎเค) as per taste.
Directions
- Make paste of 1/2 inch. ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and 2-3 cloves garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) paste. Keep aside.
- Cut idli in cubes. Cut capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) in square pieces. Finely chop 1 inch. piece of ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค), 2-3 cloves of garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ), onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) white part and green part separately. Keep aside.
- In 2 tbsp. water, mix 1/2 tsp cornflour. Keep aside.
- In a mixing bowl add 2 tbsp. cornflour, all-purpose flour (เคฎเฅเคฆเคพ), ginger- garlic (เค เคฆเคฐเค-เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) paste, red chilli (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) powder, and water. Make thick paste. Now add idli.
- Heat frying pan, add 2 tbsp. oil and shallow fry idli’s to turns golden brown. Put them on a tissue paper to drain excess oil. Keep aside.
- Now in a same pan, heat 1 tbsp. oil and add chopped ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค), garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) and spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) white part. Sautรฉ for a minute.
- Now add onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) and sautรฉ until onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) becomes translucent.
- Then add capsicum (เคถเคฟเคฎเคฒเคพ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) and sautรฉ for 2 minutes.
- Put flame on high and add soya sauce, tomato sauce, water dissolve cornflour, salt as per taste and little water. Bring it to boil.
- After that add fried idli and black pepper (เคเคพเคฒเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) powder, mix well so the idli coated with sauce well. Add spring onion (เคนเคฐเฅ เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) green part and sautรฉ for a minute.
- Serve hot as a side dish or evening snack.
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