Name: Chilli Idli
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 · 1 person
Cuisine: Indo Chinese
Ingredients: 1.75 to 2 cups chopped idli; 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic; 1 teaspoons finely chopped ginger; 1.5 to 2 teaspoons finely chopped green chillies (, add as required); ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder; ¼ to ⅓ teaspoon sugar (or add as required); 1 teaspoon soy sauce (or add as required); ½ teaspoon red chilli sauce (or add as required); 2 tablespoons oil; ¼ cup chopped onions (or spring onions); ¼ cup sliced capsicum ((bell pepper)); salt as required; vinegar (- add as required (optional)); some chopped coriander leaves or spring onion greens, (for garnish (optional))

Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Chilli Idli is a vegetarian Indo Chinese snacks made with simple everyday ingredients in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Yield: 1 · 1 person
Category: Snacks
Cuisine: Indo Chinese

Ingredients

1.75 to 2 cups chopped idli
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoons finely chopped ginger
1.5 to 2 teaspoons finely chopped green chillies (, add as required)
¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
¼ to ⅓ teaspoon sugar (or add as required)
1 teaspoon soy sauce (or add as required)
½ teaspoon red chilli sauce (or add as required)
2 tablespoons oil
¼ cup chopped onions (or spring onions)
¼ cup sliced capsicum ((bell pepper))
salt as required
vinegar (- add as required (optional))
some chopped coriander leaves or spring onion greens, (for garnish (optional))

Method

pan frying idlis

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Then add 2 cups chopped idlis or mini idlis.
Mix the idlis with the oil first. Then on a low to medium flame, begin to pan fry the idlis.
Keep on tossing & turning them at intervals to evenly fry them.
Fry the idlis till they are crisp and golden.
Remove them in a plate. Also remove any of the fried idi crumbs in the plate.

making chilli idli

Then heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan.
When the oil becomes hot, then add 2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger and 1.5 to 2 teaspoon finely chopped green chillies.
Stir fry on a medium-low or medium flame for some seconds.
Then add ¼ cup chopped onions or spring onions whites. stir fry till the onions turn translucent.
Then add ¼ cup sliced capsicum. stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes, till the capsicum is half cooked.
Then add ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder, ¼ to ⅓ teaspoon sugar & salt as per taste. do add less salt as soy sauce, red chilli sauce will also be added which also have salt.
Mix very well. Next add 1 teaspoon soy sauce & ½ teaspoon red chilli sauce.
Mix the sauces very well with the rest of the stir fried ingredients.
Add the pan fried idlis.
Stir and mix the idlis very well with the rest of the mixture. Then switch off the flame.
Serve chilli idli hot or warm as a snack.