Tadka Idli/Tempered idli (from Cookie’s Kitchen)

Recipe

Serves 3- 4

Ingredients

10 Idlis - chopped into bite size pieces

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder

Salt to taste

11/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1/2 tsp Asfoetida powder

10-12 curry leaves

Method

Cut the idlis into bite sized pieces and put them in a bowl. Now sprinkle the turmeric, salt, and chilli powder on them and toss them so that they are all covered in the spices.

Heat some oil in a pan and once it's hot enough add the mustard seeds. Once they start to pop add the curry leaves and asfoetida quickly followed by the spice laden idli pieces. Give everything a good mix so that all the idli pieces are covered in the oil-spice mix.

Cook them till the idli pieces start to crisp up and are golden in colour. Keep an eye so that they don't stick to the pan. Once golden transfer them to a plate and serve with coconut chutny and idli milagai podi (spicy chutny powder or gun powder as it's called in North India)