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Easy and tasty Crispy Idli Tikki Recipe. Have leftover Idlis in your fridge? Make this Crispy Vegetables and Idli Tikki and make this delicious snack to serve with your evening Tea. For me, this is by far one of the best Leftover Idli recipes ever.
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- Why We Love This Idli Tikki
- Ingredients you need
- Stepwise Method
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- Recipe Notes and Common FAQ's
- More Such Recipes to Try
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If you love idli like I do and make them quite frequently there are leftover idlis in the fridge. I have few leftovers each time I make idli at home so keep trying various recipes to use leftover idlis in a tasty way. Some of them are Idli Manchurian, Idli Upma, Fried idli, Podi Idli etc but the best of them all leftover idli recipes is this Idli Tikki recipe.
Why We Love This Idli Tikki
- We love crispy snacks.
- We can use leftover idlis and we love to repurpose leftovers in delicious ways.
- It is shallow fried and absorbs very little oil.
- It is a gluten-free, vegan snack.
- Healthy teatime snack because it is made with lots of vegetables and steamed idlis.
- You can air fry them instead of shallow frying.
Ingredients you need
Leftover Idli: Any Leftover Idlies and freshly made Idli.
Vegetables: grated Carrots, mashed Green Peas and finely chopped French Beans, Coriander leaves (chopped)
Spices & Seasonings: Salt, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Jeera powder, Garam masala powder
Oil: Any neutral oil to shallow fry
Stepwise Method
Heat oil in the pan add salt chilli powder, turmeric powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder, grated carrots, mashed green peas and finely chopped beans cook everything well.
Add mashed leftover idli and coriander leaves. Mix it well.
Make small Tikkis out of it and shallow fry till golden brown and enjoy these crispy Idli Tikki with sauce or green chutney.
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Recipe Notes and Common FAQ's
- I have used leftover Rice idli but you can use pretty much any leftover idlis. Oats idli, Ragi Idli, Masala Idli, Rava idli all work fine.
- Other than watery vegetables like capsicum you can use any vegetable of your choice. Some of them are beetroots, grated potatoes, finely shredded cabbage etc.
- To add protein you can add grated paneer or tofu as well.
- This is a good recipe for using idlis. So even if your idli has turned hard after making just crumble the hard idli and make Tikki with this recipe.
More Such Recipes to Try
- Soft Rice Idli Recipe
- Chana Dal Idli Recipe
- Aloo Tikki Recipe
- Instant Rava Idli Recipe
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Crispy Idli Tikki | Leftover Idli Recipes
Crispy Idli Tikki the best Leftover Idli recipes ever. Make this delicious vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free snack to serve with your evening Tea.
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Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: indian cuisine
Keyword: idli, leftover recipes, tikki
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 141kcal
Author: Rekha Kakkar
Equipment
Idli cooker
Non-Stick Pan (US)
Ingredients
- 4 idli leftover
- 1 cup Carrots grated
- ½ cup Green pea mashed
- ½ cup green beans
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala powder
Instructions
Heat oil in the pan add salt chilli powder, turmeric powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder, grated carrots, mashed green peas and finely chopped beans cook everything well.
Add mashed leftover idli and coriander leaves. Mix it well.
Make small Tikkis out of it and shallow fry till golden brown and enjoy these crispy Idli Tikki with sauce or green chutney
Video
Notes
- I have used leftover Rice idli but you can use pretty much any leftover idlis. Oats idli, Ragi Idli, Masala Idli, Rava idli all work fine.
- Other than watery vegetables like capsicum you can use any vegetable of your choice. Some of them are beetroots, grated potatoes, finely shredded cabbage etc.
- To add protein you can add grated paneer or tofu as well.
- This is a good recipe for using idlis. So even if your idli has turned hard after making just crumble the hard idli and make Tikki with this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 649mg | Potassium: 351mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 11198IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 3mg
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Comments
Padma
What a handy way of dealing with iddlis which do not turn out too soft. Thank you, will try out this recipe the next time I make iddlis.Reply
Annie Kashyap
Superb
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