Baked Idli Wedges..

When left over bread can turn into Bread 65 and leftover dosa batter into Paniyarams, why not left over Idli into Baked Wedges??
Am I sounding wierd??Not really people,cos this evening I wanted to make a snack to go with tea and wondered what to do! Did not have much stock of things in hand except some leftover Idlis which i had made for breakfast this  morning. Was not too interested in making idli upma or podi idli that i usually do, and thus was born the idea of baking it!! And guess what, the result was truly amazing!!
Have come across many masala idli and fried idli recipes, but not this one exactly.
Wanted to share the recipe as its simple yet sooper!!
Here it goes:

Ingredients:

Leftover Idlis(any count)-cut to long pieces of medium thickness

Oil  or oil spray

Seasoning of your choice like red chilly powder, salt and a pinch of hing or peringayam.
(I coated the idlis with milagaipodi and oil)

Procedure:

1.Cut the Idlis into long strips like wedges.

2.Prepare seasoning of your choice,spray some oil on the Idli pieces and toss them in the seasoning till they are evenly coated.

3.Meanwhile preheat oven to 400 deg F and line a baking tray with aluminium foil.

4.Arrange the Idlis in the tray leaving some space between the pieces.

5.Bake for 20-25 minutes untill golden brown and crisp turning them over once in between.

4.Garnish with some Italian seasonings on top and enjoy it hot with sauce or any dip!!

5.A great low calorie snack with minimum effort and maxi'mummm" effect!!! Sorry Fries!

Bread 65/Spiced Indian Sytle Bread Snack..

We all have come across different recipes for
bread upma and other leftover bread dishes.
I now have a slightly altered and a fanciful recipe for a spicy bread 65 using very simple ingredients.
Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients:

Any white bread-about 10 slices cubed

Onion-1 medium thinly cut into strips

Tomatoes-3 chopped finely or 2 tbsp of any tomato paste

Green chillies-2 slit lenghtwise

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Cumin/Jeera seeds-1 tbsp

Curry leaves-1 sprig

Cilantro- to garnish

Asafoetida pwdr-a pinch

Red chilly pwdr-1 tsp

Turmeric pwdr-1/2 tsp

Oil-2 tbsp

Salt to taste


Procedure:

1.Cube the bread slices with or without the crust on.

 2.Heat abt 1 tbsp of oil in a skillet and add the cumin seeds,green chillies,curry leaves and turmeric.

3.Add the cut onions next and fry until they turn transparent.

4.Now add the tomatoes or the paste or a combination of both and add the salt and chilly powder.

5.Cook for 5 mins till the mixture becomes thick and then slowly add the cubed bread slices.

6.Toss it slowly till the bread cubes are evenly coated with the tomato onion paste and add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil.

7.Fry till the bread cubes turn red and crisp.

8.Squeeze a few drops of lemon if preferred and garnish with chopped cilantro.

9.Serve hot with ketchup.

10.Yummy snack to enjoy on a monsoon evening..

Note:2 tbsp of thick curd can also be added towards the end for a tangy flavour..

Baked Kuzhipaniyarams/Desi Muffins/Seasoned Pancake Puffs..

This is a very famous Chettiand cuisine and its a common practice in many south indian households to make these kuzhi paniyarams out of left over idly or dosa batter.
Its a yummy snack to eat especially during the monsoons and winter..
Its traditionally made using a aappa chatti or an aebleskiwer pan but baking it in a muffin tray
also does full justice to the dish and of course making it low calorie too!!
Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients:

Leftover Idly or Dosa Batter

To season with:

Mustard-1 tsp

Ulutham paruppu/urad dhall-1 tsp

Kadala paruppu/channa dhall-1 tsp

Peringayam?hing - a pinch

Chopped green chillies-according to spice levels

Dry red chilly-1 no.

Curry leaves -1 sprig

Onions-2 small finely chopped

Oil-2 tbsp

Note:the dosa batter already has salt in it,so add extra salt only if needed..

Procedure:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and meanwhile heat oil in a small pan and when hot add all the ingredients mentioned for seasoning..saute for 2 mins.

2.Remove it from the heat and add it to the dosa batter along with the chopped onions.

3.Now grease a muffin tray and fill it to its 3/4th level with the seasoned dosa batter.

4.Bake for about 20-30 mins till golden brown.

5.Remove the tray,let cool and enjoy it with coconut chutney or ketchup..

Note:as this is a baked snack,it may turn hard and rubbery if left for long due to the property of rice flour..so bake and eat it rite away!!