Hot and Sour Idlis

About Hot and Sour Idlis

Ingredients

• Idlis 12
• Oil 1 tbsp
• Garlic, chopped 2 tbsps
• Spring onion bulbs, chopped 2 tbsps
• Chilli sauce 2 tbsps
• Vinegar 1 tbsp
• Sugar 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Tomato sauce 4 tbsps
• Soy sauce 1 tbsp
• Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 2 tsps
• Spring onion greens, chopped 2 tbsps

How to Make Hot and Sour Idlis (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. Cut idlis into small cubes.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add garlic and spring onion bulbs and saute till golden.
3. Add chilli sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, tomato sauce and soya sauce and mix well. Add idli cubes and toss well so that all the idli pieces are well coated with the cooked sauce.
4. Add coriander leaves and mix well.
5. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.

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Chaitrali Deshmukh

Thank you for the amazing instructions.

I have success w/ my dosa but does not last long stored in the refrigerator.

Maybe I am fermenting for too long, or add the salt before the rise?

I also was wondering if it is important to blend separately or can it be blended all together?

Reply

Chef Saransh Goila

Hi Chaitrali,
Yes, cut down the fermentation time and add salt only to the required portion at the time of making the dosa. Also storing in smaller containers just enough for a day helps. Once the batter in a larger container is disturbed (by stirring or scooping out a little etc), I feel it turns sour faster. You can blend them together if you want. But we do it separately because we want the dal batter to become fluffy and the rice batter slightly coarse. Fluffy dal batter makes the dosas light and coarse rice batter makes them extra crispy without making the dosas hard. Hope this helps