Idly Chaat ~ Cocktail Idly ~ Leftover Makeover

Ever bored having same old plain idly? How about the leftover idlies? Here comes a simple lip smacking makeover for the leftover idlies, my Cocktail Idly aka Crispy Idly Chaat. I know kids makes faces when you ask them to eat the plain idlies., next time try this recipe and i am sure they leave asking for more. This is not only kid friendly but wonderful with Chai or Hot tea in the evenings.


Ingredients you need:
  • 6-8 Idlies( i usually use leftovers from morning breakfast )
  • 1 large vine ripened tomato
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 lemon
  • Red chilli powder to taste
  • Chaat masala to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • Cilantro
How to:
  • First prep up the idlies, onion and tomatoes. Cube idlies, chop up onion and tomato.
  • In a kadai / frying pajn heat oil and deep fry cubed idlies, drain them onto paper and keep aside
  • In a mixing bowl, add fried idly pieces, onion, tomato, cilantro, red chilli powder, chat masala, salt and lemon juice
  • Garnish with cilantro and serve it right away

Any leftover idlies from the morning gets converted to this simple Idly Chaat, and my husband likes it so much, i end up making fresh batch of Idlies exclusive for this Cocktail idly. This is so simple yet bursting with lots of flavor from tomatoes, onions , cilantro and Lime Juice.

This crispy idly chaat is on its way to:

16 comments:

  1. Wow sounds good!!! will definetly try in this vacation.

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  2. great idea for a chaat with left over idlis! that looks tasty.

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  3. wow ..... looks great .. may be i can try this to my daughter .... thanks for a recipe ............

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  4. Wonderful pictures, black complimented them well! Good choice.

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  5. idly chaat looks delicious Kalva, THanks for sending this to cfk event. Can you please also link back to Sharmi's bolg?

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  6. Hi
    Lovely dish..nice recipe

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  7. my first time hee and I must say your pics are all very crisp, clear and beautiful.

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  8. My aunt makes it like this but my Dad never liked it so mom never attempted to make these... I love idlis in any form... Looks yummy... My first visit here, nice blog... Shall come back for more...

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  9. I am drooling over your pics! I feel hungry:( Thanks for the nice contribution!

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  10. colorful and yammy. Nice dish with leftover idlis.wonderful click.

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  11. Chat with Idlies. Nice space here... Lovely innovative ideas

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  12. Your have a wonderful blog. Love love your blog.

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  13. Anonymous12:32 PM

    Super Idly

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  14. this looks so good. it's also funny to me because if I ever had idly in the house, i certainly wouldn't have any leftovers to use to make this!

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  15. Idly chat wow looks yummy too.

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  16. Great idea.. We can best utilise the left over idlies in this way.. Thanks for sharing this recipe.. For south indian recipes check at South Indian Recipes

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