Idli Manchurian Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	15 min
Cook time	15 min
Total time	30 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

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for idli frying:

• 5 idlis (use any idlis of your choice)
• ½ cup maida / all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup corn flour / corn starch
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• ¼ tsp black pepper (crushed)
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• water as required (to prepare smooth batter)
• oil for deep frying

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for the sauce:

• 2 tsp oil
• ½ onion (finely chopped)
• 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• ½ capsicum (cubed)
• ¼ cup tomato sauce or add as required
• 1 tsp chilli sauce (optional)
• salt to taste
• 2 tsp vinegar
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 spring onion (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. chop all the idlis into 4 quarters and keep aside.

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batter recipe:

1. in a large bowl mix together take maida, corn flour, salt, kashmiri red chilli powder, black pepper and soy sauce. give a good mix.
2. now add little water and mix well. make a smooth batter. the batter should be of dropping consistency.
3. dip each idli pieces into the batter. coat them well and deep fry.
4. flip over and fry till they turn light golden brown and crispy.
5. drain the fried idlis on a kitchen paper towel to remove excess oil.

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idli manchuri recipe:

1. in a large kadai add 2 tsp oil add chopped onion. saute for a minute.
2. now add chopped ginger and garlic. saute for a minute. you can also add green chilli if you prefer spicy.
3. next fry chopped capsicum.
4. add tomato sauce, chilli sauce add salt to taste.
5. add 2 tsp of soya sauce and vinegar. give a good stir and cook for a minute.
6. now add the deep fried idlis and give a good mix. coat the idli pieces well with sauce.
7. lastly add some chopped spring onions greens and mix.
8. serve with veg fried rice or mushroom fried rice.

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Batter recipe

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Idli manchurian recipe

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Video

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Notes

• you can also shallow fry if you don’t want to use more oil.
• if you looking for bright red colour, add a pinch of red food colour.
• instead of idlis you can use gobi to prepare gobi manchurian.
• i have used idli prepared with idli rava, however; you can use any leftover idlis.
• cut the idlis into the shape of your choice.