Ingredients

• 6 - idlis
• 1/2 - large onion
• 1/4 tbsp - cabbage
• 1 - tomato
• green chillies: 3-4
• Spices:
• coriander leaves
• turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• chilli powder - 1 tsp
• salt to taste
• curry leaves - about 10
• ginger - a small piece, coarsely grated
• jaggery - 1 tsp
• cashews - about 10
• mint leaves - 2-3 (optional)
• Other ingredients:
• cooking oil
• 1/2 - lemon

How to Make Gourmet Fried Idly

• Cut onions and green chillies into fine pieces, cabbage into slightly longer pieces.
• Cut ginger into small, but not too fine pieces, cut the tomato into smaller pieces (after removing and discarding seeds).
• Cut the idlis into 4 pieces each - to a total of about 24 pieces.
• Heat 2 tbsp of gingili or olive oil in a pan and fry onions, green chillies and cashews for about 3 minutes first and then add cabbage, tomato pieces, ginger, curry leaves, coriander, mint and fry for another 3-5 minutes.
• Add salt to taste. During the last 1-2 minutes of frying, add chilli powder and turmeric. Fry till the raw smell of turmeric goes.
• In a frying pan, deep fry the idly pieces in cooking oil.
• Mix the fried idlis with the fried vegetables and add a few drops of lemon juice for taste.
• The dish should preferably be served while the idlis are crisp.