Chilli idli. idli chilli is a unique recipe that you can make using leftover idlis. The best results are achievable using cold idlis so, if you have idlis left from breakfast or dinner then you can transform them into tongue-tickling chilly idli. Chilli Idli is an Indo-Chinese fusion dish, there are verities of idlis in South India, chili idli is an entirely different one from all those traditional idlis.
This chilli idli is a delicious and flavorful snack where deep fried idlis are tossed in a very flavorful onion-tomato based masala along with bell pepper cubes.
This is somewhat similar to Indo chinese chilli potato, chilli paneer etc but no sauce is used in this recipe.
For an indo chinese version you can try idli manchurian recipe.
You can have Chilli idli using 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chilli idli
- Prepare 2 cups of idli batter.
- You need 1 of carrot cut in dice.
- Prepare 1 of capsicum dice.
- It's 1 of tomato diced.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of tomato sauce.
- It's 2 tbsp of schezwan chutney.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of chilli sauce.
- It's as per taste of Salt.
- It's as required of Carrots for garnish.
- It's 1 of onion diced.
- It's as required of Oil.
First mix the ingrediants given for the batter with some water into a smooth paste. Dip each idli cubes in this and deep fry till golden. Add in onions and fry till golden brown. Add in tomatoes and mix well.
Chilli idli step by step
- Boil water in steamer add salt in batter and one tsp oil mix it and pour in mould tap it and steam for 10 mins cool it demould cut in 4 pieces..
- Heat oil in pan add onion diced tomatoes, capsicum carrot salt mix it add schezwan chilli sauce tomato sauce mix it add idli pieces mix well to coat sauces arrange in toothpick garnish with carrot..
Add in tomato puree and cook till oil separates. How to make Chilli Idli with step by step pictures Cut the idli into small cubes. Refrigerate the idli for sometime so pieces come neat. Finely chop the onions, green chillies, garlic and capsicum. Chilli idli - Chilli Idli is one of the yummiest and healthy (yes, I can say that about this recipe) snacks which not only serves as satisfying breakfast or yummilicious snack but also makes a perfect kids school lunch box snack.
