Bread Idli

Bread Idli

From   Sunny Side Up

Prep: 35 minutes

Cook: 10 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Type: Fusion

An idli that is not really an idli, but so very tasty that you will want to have it again and again

Ingredients

  • Bread 8 slices
  • Medium potatoes, boiled 4
  • Garam masala powder 1 tsp
  • Chaat masala 1 tsp
  • Red chilli powder 1½ tsps
  • Green chillies, chopped 2
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh coriander leaves, chopped as required
  • Olive oil 3 tbsps
  • Thick yogurt 200 gms
  • Mustard seeds 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida (hing) 1 large pinch
  • Curry leaves 7 to 8
  • Sweet tamarind chuntey 2 tbsps
  • Green chutney 2 tbsps
  • Aloo bhujiya 50 gms

Methods

  • Peel the potatoes, mash them and put into a mixing bowl. Add garam masala, chaat masala, 1 tsp red chilli powder, green chillies, salt and coriander leaves and mix well.
  • Cut the bread slices into roundels with a round cookie cutter so that they look like flat idlis. Keep some potato mixture on each bread roundel and shape them like idlis.
  • Heat 2 tbsps olive oil in a non-stick pan, keep these bread idlis in it, the potato side facing down and cook till golden. Flip and cook the other side till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
  • Take yogurt in a bowl, add a little water and whisk well.
  • Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a small non-stick pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add asafoetida, curry leaves and remaining red chilli powder and mix well. Add this tempering to the yogurt. Add salt and mix everything well.
  • Transfer the bread idlis onto serving plates, pour the tempered yogurt over them, drizzle sweet tamarind chutney, green chutney and sprinkle aloo bhujia on top. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately.