Saravana Bhavan Kaima Idli (hotal Style)

I had kaima idli first time in saravana bhavan, tastewise it is superb and I enjoyed it. You can use left over idlies in this recipe, if the idlies are soft in texture, so you refrigerated it and deep fry it, it comes out crispy and golden in colour. I wanted to make it little spicy and look like the saravana bhavan hotel style kaima idli, the result was very satisfying. I am sure everybody would enjoy this as best dinner. 

So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know it's turns out from you..

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 25 mins

Serve - 3

Recipe Category - Dinner

Recipe Cuisine - Indian

INGREDIENTS:

Leftover idli - 10 nos

Feenel seeds - 1/4 tspn

Onion - 2 (chopped)

Tomato puree - 1 cup

Green chilli - 4 (sliced)

Peas - 1 cup (boiled)

Capsicum - 1/4 cup (chopped)

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tspn

Red chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Garam masala powder - 1/4 tspn

Tomato sauce - 1 tbspn

Coriander leaves - few

Mint leaves - few

Oil - as needed

Salt - as needed

METHOD :

• Now take the idli and cut into bite sized pieces as shone in the pic.
• If you are going to make this in the evening / night refrigerate the idilies from morning.
• This is for easy deep frying and deep fry the idlies in the oil untill crispy and brown colour.
• Cooked the green peas or you used fresh or frozen peas also.
• Heat a kadai add oil and pop the feenel seeds, chilli, onion and toss them for a min.
• Now add capsicum, tomato puree, all the spice powder and salt, toss well.
• Add in boiled peas, some water, tomato sauce and toss untill the masala blend well.
• Add fried idlies and toss well. Mix well and garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
• Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL :

 Left over idlies

 Cut into bite sized pieces

 Like this

 Heat a oil in a kadai

 Drop the idli pieces one by one

 Fry it on a high flame

 Idli pieces into crispy and golden brown

 Take your ingredients

 Add oil, fennel in the thick bottom kadai

 Add in green chillies

 Add in chopped onions

 Toss well 

 Add ginger gralic paste

 Toss well in the oil

 Add in capsicum

 Add in tomato puree

 Add in all spice powder

 Toss well till raw smell is gone

 Now add salt

 Boiled peas

 Some water

 Add tomato sauce and mix 
(but i forget to take pic)

Mix untill the masala blend well

 Add in fried idlies

 And toss it well

 Chopped mint leaves

 Add in coriander leaves

Now the idlies blend with the masala

 Transfer to the serving bowl 

 Have it

Enjoy..