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idli manchurian
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idli manchurian recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, dinner, Snack
Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For deep frying idli:
  • 6 idli diced into cubes
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp pepper powder
  • oil for deep frying
for making idli manchurian:
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 green chilly (finely chopped)
  • 1 onion (medium-sized) chopped into square shaped
  • 1/2 cup capsicum chopped into square-shaped (half of one capsicum)
  • 1 tsp light soya sauce
  • 3 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp cornflour - mixed in 3 tbsp of water
  • ½ tsp pepper powder
  • salt to taste

Method
 

for flour mixture:
  1. To begin with, take 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour and 1 tbsp of cornflour in a bowl.
    Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp of pepper powder, 1/2 tsp of salt
  2. Mix it with 1/2 cup of water
for frying the idli:
  1. dice the idli into small pieces (cubes)
  2. Dip the idli pieces into the flour mixture
  3. Deep fry the cubes in the oil until the outer layer becomes crisp
  4. and then take off and keep aside
For making idli manchurian:
  1. In a pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil, add 1tsp of chopped garlic and 1 tsp of chopped ginger, 1 green chilly chopped. Saute it for a while
  2. Now add-in onion and capsicum chopped, saute well
  3. Meanwhile, add 1 tsp of sugar and saute it well
  4. Next add 1 tsp light soya sauce, 3 tbsp of tomato sauce, give a mix
  5. In a bowl, add 1 tsp of cornflour and 3 tbsp of water, mix well
    Pour this mixture in the pan, saute it medium flame until it becomes creamy.
  6. Now add fried idli pieces, 1/2 tsp of pepper powder, and adjust with salt
  7. Then add 2 tbsp of chopped spring onion and mix well. And it is done.