Masala Idly

Masala Idly is a simple and quick snack or breakfast dish. Apart from idly upma, fried idly, masala idly is a a great way to use fresh or leftover idlies. Add any masala you wish to, like sambar masala, maggi masala or a simple home made masala which I made with black pepper, garlic and curry leaves.  Fried crispy idly tastes yummy with this masala. A great way to feed your fussy kids. 

This recipes goes to the week 4, day 2 of Blogging Marathon 78 under the theme " Kids Delight- Kids Lunch box recipes". Here goes the recipe.....

Ingredients:

Idly 4

Black pepper corns 5

Curry leaves 15

Fresh Garlic cloves 2

Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon

Salt to taste

Onion chopped 2 spoons

Tomato chopped 1/4 cup

Chopped cilantro 2 spoons

Asafoetida 1/2 spoon

Oil to deep fry

Preparation:

Cut idly into bite size pieces.

Heat oil and deep fry the cut idly's to golden brown or till they turn crisp.

In a blender  add peeled garlic cloves, 1/2 of the curry leaves, cumin seeds and pepper corns and blend  into course powder .

Heat a wok or frying pan add 2 spoons oil.

Add curry leaves,  asafoetida and chopped onions.

Saute till onions turn light brown color.

Now add chopped tomato and ground masala.

Cook till tomatoes turn soft and mushy.

Now add  fried idly and salt to taste.

Give it a stir and transfer to a plate.

Garnish with chopped cilantro. 

If you like add few drops of lime / lemon juice on top.

Serve.

Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for BM 78.