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Idli upma and Idli Manchurian

What does one do with about eight to ten leftover idlis?

 Here is the answer.

•  Lets begin by crumbling them in a bowl.

• Then lets take one teaspoon of mustard seeds ( I forgot to put them in this picture ), a few curry leaves , one inch piece ginger grated , one teaspoon each of urad dal and chana dal , a handful of peanuts and about half a cup of peas ( I added them as an after thought so its not there in the picture ) and three medium onions chopped fine and yes two green chillies chopped fine too.

• In a pan we take oil anywhere between two to six tablespoons depending on how calorie conscious you are.

• Throw in the mustard seeds and let them make a lot of noise while spluttering .

• The curry leaves follow suit.

• Followed by the dals and let them pinken a little.

• Add the peanuts and stir till they are cooked completly.

• Add the grated ginger and stir for a minute.

• Now its the turn of the chopped onions to go in and turn pink.

• As I mentioned earlier that the peas was an after thought , you could skip this part if you dont have peas. And if you like them then toss the peas for a while till they are cooked but still a little crunchy.

• Now comes the crumbled idli for which we have taken so much of pains. Toss them well and add salt to taste.

• And serve with chutney or even plain tastes nice.

And if that doesn' t suit your style here is another recipe which will use up the idlis and turn out a delicious snack as well. 
Coming up soon is "Idli Manchurian".