Idly Manchurian

Preparation time : 30 mins

Ingredients:

• Idly - 6
• Oil - 1 bowl

To prepare dough:

• Maida/plain flour - 1/4 cup
• Corn flour - 1tsp
• Ajinomoto - 1 pinch
• Red chili powder - 1 sp
• Orange food color - a pinch
• Salt - 1/2 sp

To prepare seasoning/Black sauce

• Finely chopped spring onion - 1/2 bowl
• 1/2 inch diced onion - 1/2 bowl
• 1/2 inch diced capsicum - 1/2 bowl
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Finely chopped garlic - 2 tsp
• Tomato sauce - 4 tsp
• Finely chopped green chilies - 5
• Green chili sauce - 1 -2 sp
• Soy sauce - 1tsp
• Salt - 1/4 sp
• Ajinomoto - a pinch

Method:

• Idly is prepared in the usual process. Allow to cool to room temperature. we can also utilize the extra remaining idlies.  Idlies are cut into 4 pieces.
• Add the ingredients for dough and mix well with required quantity of water to make smooth dough. leave it for atleast 3 to 4 hrs.
• Dip the idly pieces in dough and deep fry until they are very crisp.
• Heat 5 tsp oil in a large pan, add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, finely chopped green chilies and garlic fry well.
• Add diced onion and capsicum, finely chopped spring onion fry well.
• Add 1/4 tsp of salt and a pinch of ajinomoto.
• Add 1 tsp of green chili sauce, 4 sp tomato sauce and 1tsp of soy sauce mix well.
• Add the deep fried idly pieces, mix well, garnish with spring onion and serve hot with tomato sauce and chili sauce.