Name: Idli Manchurian
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 6 nos Idly (cut into cubes - preferably keep the idlies in the fridge before cutting them, large); 1/2 cup Spring onions; 1 no Onion (chopped); 1/2 Capsicum (chopped); 3 nos Garlic pods (chopped); 1" piece Ginger (chopped); Salt (As reqd); 4 tsp Red chilli paste (soak a few red chillies in warm water and grind to paste, you may add 1 - 2 garlc to it); 1 tsp Pepper; 1 tbsp Soya sauce; 1/4 tsp Red colour (optional); 1 tsp Chilly sauce; 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup or tomato garlic sauce or hot and spicy sauce; 1/2 tsp Vinegar; Ajinomoto (A pinch); Oil for frying

Idli Manchurian

Idli Manchurian

Idly deep fried and sauteed in Chinese sauces

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Chinese

Servings people

Ingredients

6 nos Idly cut into cubes - preferably keep the idlies in the fridge before cutting them, large
1/2 cup Spring onions
1 no Onion chopped
1/2 Capsicum chopped
3 nos Garlic pods chopped
1" piece Ginger chopped
Salt As reqd
4 tsp Red chilli paste soak a few red chillies in warm water and grind to paste, you may add 1 - 2 garlc to it
1 tsp Pepper
1 tbsp Soya sauce
1/4 tsp Red colour optional
1 tsp Chilly sauce
2 tbsp Tomato ketchup or tomato garlic sauce or hot and spicy sauce
1/2 tsp Vinegar
Ajinomoto A pinch
Oil for frying

Instructions

Deep fry the idlies in very hot oil and fry till crisp and golden brown from outside. Remove and cool.
Heat a little oil in a pan or a kadai.
Add chopped garlic, ginger and onions. Fry till glacy.
Add capsicum pieces and fry for a min.
Add red chilli paste and saute.
Add all the other sauces and fry well.
Add the colour, vinegar and ajinomotto.
Add salt and pepper and saute.
Add the idli pieces and mix well, till all the pieces are coated well with masala.
Mix in 3/4 of the spring onions.
Garnish with the remaining spring onions.
:- Serve hot.
:- Makes an excellent cocktail snack, for this cut idli into bigger pieces and continue recipe as above and serve with toothpicks.

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Response (6)

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av October 20, 2006

Dear Babitha,

Very yummy and tastey.

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alpa May 24, 2008

vgood

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Anita October 28, 2009

Very easy to make snack. Thanks Babita

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Jaime November 3, 2010

I had a roommate long time ago in CMS with your name. Pls let me know if you are the same person. The recipe is really good. Thanks Jaime!


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Shabana December 22, 2006

Very good, easy to make and tasty . My family loved it.

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Preetha September 4, 2006

Good.