Delicious Idli Manchurian

What to do with leftover idlis? Normally, we cook extra idlis, and when no one is interested in idlis, then there is a problem that what to do with the remaining idlis?

I once tried this dish (idli Manchurian) in a small south Indian restaurant and the taste was simply outstanding. It was really innovative. I thought to ask about the recipe but I didn’t ask for an obvious reason.

I myself make out the ingredients used in cooking idli Manchurian at that restaurant and wanted to give it a try. So, recently tried out this dish, and I thought to share this easy-to-creat yet delicious recipe with you all.

I’ll detail the recipe later, but let’s first see what is idli and sambhar?

Idli-Sambhar

Idli-sambhar is a very common breakfast you can see on the streets of Chennai.

One can enjoy this delicious yet healthy breakfast every day on the roadside and if you are a citizen of South India then you better know that this a staple food of millions of homes.

Idli is round in shape and is a combination rice-dal. In South India, they will give you coconut chutney but if you order idli in North India at the restaurants or roadside vendors, then they will serve the idli with coconut chutney, tomato chutney, and sambhar.

Idli is a combination of rice and Urad dal(split black gram), a correct ratio is of paramount importance. Soak rice and dal overnight and prepare a batter of rice and dal. Once you prepare batter then ferment it for 10 hours. Once the dal has fermented well, now it’s ready to use.

Another variant of Idli is Rawa Idli.(Click to see the recipe) It is made from semolina (also known as Rawa/Sooji).

The sambhar recipe(Click to see the recipe) ingredient includes toor dal (split pigeon peas), a mix of vegetables(gourd, onion, tomato, drumsticks, pumpkin, etc.), sambhar masala, etc.

Cook toor dal and then add vegetables, masala, and other ingredients, and tempering is done with black mustard, curry leaves.

Idli Manchurian

Idli Manchurian is a fusion dish with a combination of a South Indian dish and a Chinese method. Idlis are sautéed with onion, capsicum, spring onions, and few sauces to make a simply delicious and healthy dish.