Spicy Tawa Idli Recipe

Posted on Jan 28th, 2015

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Idli is a conventional breakfast dish in Southern Parts of India. Idli is a healthy dish too as we are steam cooking it without adding any oil. Idli is very good even for infants and toddlers. The first solid dish that we start for any infants is Idli. Though Idli is very healthy, many of the kids even adults doesn’t like to have Idli. So, to make the Idli more appetizing, we can make many varieties and variations and treat out kids and family. One such variety is Spicy Tawa Idli. Cooked Idlis are tossed in tawa along with capsicum, onion, tomatoes, peas and spice powders that make the whole dish appealing and increase the appetite to have more servings!!!

Spicy Tawa Idli Recipe

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	10 mins
Cooking Time	15 mins
Servings	2

Spicy Tawa Idli Recipe

Ingredients:

Steam cooked Idlis	4
Onion	1
Tomato	2
Green Capsicum	1
Green Peas	2 tablespoon
Ginger-Garlic Paste	1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder	1/4 teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder	1/2 teaspoon
Garam Masala Powder	1/2 teaspoon
Chopped Coriander Leaves	1 tablespoon

For Seasoning:

Oil	2 teaspoon
Cumin Seeds	1/2 teaspoon

Spicy Tawa Idli Recipe

Method:

Cut the steam cooked idlis into medium sized cubes. If you are using left over idlis and the idlis are dry, just soak it in warm water for a minute and then squeeze out the water and the idlis will be soft. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and when the cumin seeds starts to sputter, add chopped onions, ginger-garlic paste along with a pinch of salt and saute the onions till they change their color

Then, add chopped tomatoes, green peas and saute the tomatoes till they are mushy and cooked. After the tomatoes are cooked, add finely chopped capsicum, and stir-fry the capsicum just for couple of minutes. Capsicum pieces will be nice if it is crunchy, so don’t cover the pan with the lid and also don’t stir-fry for more time.

Also add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and garam masala and toss everything well. Finally add chopped idlis and mix well. Do not mash the idlis.