Quick Breakfast Recipe - Idimas or Idly Uppuma

Got some leftover Idlis from yesterday or from today morning’s breakfast or for a snack? Then why not make a tasty dish out of it? It’s called Idimas. Though I’m not certain where this name comes from, my granny used to call by this name; mostly I think it is popularly known in Tamil Nadu or other South Indian states. It also goes by the name of Idli Uppuma (Tamil ) or Idli Uppittu (in Kannada).

You can either use left over Idlis or even make fresh Idlis for this purpose. There is a recipe for making Idli at our main site.

Recipe follow below

Idimas / Idli Uppuma

Ingredients:

• Idlis - about 10
• Onions, chopped fine - 1/2 kilogram
• A few curry leaves
• Coriander leaves / Cilantro - a small bunch
• Lemon - 1/2
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies - 8
• Gram Dhal - 1 teaspoon
• Urad Dhal - 1 teaspoon
• Oil - for frying
• Salt - for taste

Method / How-to:

1. Prepare about 10 Idlis (plain) and cut them into small pieces or triangles
2. Heat a little oil in a deep pan
3. Add mustard seeds, gram dhal, urad dhal, curry leaves and chopped onions into the pan
4. Fry onions till it becomes translucent or light brown in color
5. Put in the green chillies for for a couple of minutes
6. Add the idlis and fry till it turns light brown.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves. Your breakfast snack is ready