IDLY STIR FRY/ MIXED VEGETABLE IDLY UPPUMA

This is done using left over idlies, very simple and easy to make. Those who do no like idlies, may like this recipe since it resembles Paneer/Gobi manchurian. But I haven't deep fried the idly pieces instead stir fried them taking health consciousness into account.

INGREDIENTS:
Left over Idlies - 5 to 10
Carrot - 2
Capsicum slices - 1 cup 
Onion - 1 big size
Tomato - 1
Crushed Ginger garlic - 1 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves - a little
Salt 

For Seasoning
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Cumin - 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/4 tsp 
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - a leaflet
Oil - 2 tsp

METHOD: 
1. Cut the idlies into cubes and keep aside.
2. Chop onion, carrot, capsicum and tomato into small pieces and keep aside.
3. In a thick bottomed pan, add oil, on heating it add mustard and cumin and allow to crackle and add urad dhal and stir till it becomes golden brown. Add curry leaves & asafoetida.
4. Add finely chopped onion, fry till the colour turns transparent, add capsicum and carrot and stir well until it is half cooked. Add tomatoes and cook until it becomes juicy.
5. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala and salt required for the veggies (Idlies already have salt) and mix well. 
6. Sprinkle little water so that the raw smell goes off.
7. Add chopped idlies and mix carefully so that they get coated with masala well. 
8. Cook for few minutes so that the masalas are well absorbed by the idies. Add chopped coriander leaves, mix well and switch off the flame.
8. Tasty and delicious Idly Stir fry is ready.

Idly Stir fry with Tomato Onion Chutney

Note:

• Keep in mind that the idlies already have salt in them. Otherwise the recipe might turn salty and hard to eat.
• Idly cubes can be fried in oil before adding to the vegetables. It will taste much better and will be an apt lunch box recipe along with Tomato Sauce/Ketchup.

See also for Tomato chutney, Onion coconut chutney

Idly Manchurian ( Using leftover Idlies)

Idly Manchurian,  (without any sauce), a different version of leftover idlies.

INGREDIENTS:-

Leftover idlies - 6 ( a day old idlies, stored in refrigerator)

Finely chopped onions - 1/4 cup (or 50 gms)

Chopped Tomato - 1/4 cup

Chopped capsicum  - 1/4 cup

Garlic  chopped - 3 cloves

Slit Green chilly - 1

Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp (as per taste)

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

For Seasoning:-

Oil - 5 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida - as required

Curry leaves - 1 leaflet

Coriander leaves chopped - 3 tsp

METHOD:-

Cut the idlis in cubes. Heat a tawa, roast the idly pieces using 2 tsp oil. Set aside the roasted idly pieces.

In a Kadai, Add the remaining oil, and add mustard seeds. Let it splutter. Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, asafoetida, green chilly, curry leaves and mix well.

Add chopped onions. Once the onions turn golden brown colour, add the capsicum and tomato and saute for a minute. 

Add red chilly powder, salt, garam masala and  saute for  minute. Add the roasted idlies and toss. Don't use spatula or karandi. Just toss the kadai, so that the idly pieces gets coated with masala. Let it be in sim mode for 10 mins. Toss in between.

Aromatic IDLY MANCHURIAN is ready.

Note:-

Instead of Red chilly powder, we can use Rasam powder , or black pepper powder also.