Chlli chinese Idli fry

This weekend, I had some Idlis left over and I was thinking how to get something yummy out of it. Had a look in the fridge and in kitchen cupboards, so here we go -

Ingredients

• Idlis - 6
• Onion - 1 Medium
• Green Capsicum(pepper) - 1/2
• Red Pepper - 1/2
• Soy Sauce 
• Garlic cloves - 2
• Ginger - 1/2 inch 
• Green chilli - optional
• Oil - 1 Tablespoon
• Tomato Ketchup - 1 tablespoon
• Salt

Recipe 
Finely chop the garlic cloves, and ginger. Green chill should be slit into half (that's how I like them to be.)
Cut each Idli into 4 pieces.
Cut the onions, green and red pepper into chunky pieces.
Heat the oil in a pan, add garlic, ginger to it. stir for about 20-30 seconds. Add onions fry for 30 seconds more. Then add green and red pepper and fry for a minute more.
Finally add idli pieces to it. Add soy sauce, tomato ketchup and salt to this. Keep mixing and stirring for a while. 

Serve hot when done !!!!

P.S - If you dont have any idli leftovers and you want some really quick just refer to idli on my blog for instant idlis in cupcake maker.

Poha with peanuts and vegetables

This is a traditional breakfast usually made with poha/chivda with various combinations of vegetables like green peas, capsicum, potatoes, carrots etc. I am making it with carrots, beans, potato and peanuts here.

Ingredients

• Carrots -2
• Green beans -10-12
• Potato-1 medium sized
• Red Peanuts - 
• Poha - washed and drained
• Mustard seeds. - 1 spoonful
• Vegetable oil - 1 table spoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt - to taste
• Green chillies - 1
• Sugar - 1 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - a few
• Lemon juice - 1 tea spoon

Preparations : Wash poha in a strainer, so the water drains out and let it get soaked (but not lumpy). 

Chop the carrots and beans finely. (I use chopper, my favorite appliance for now  :-D).

Cut potatoes into thin slices.

Recipe

In a pan heat oil, fry peanuts lightly take them out and keep aside. To this oil, add finely chopped green chilies  mustard seeds and curry leaves. As they start crackling add the potato slices fry for about 30 seconds then add the chopped vegetables (Carrots+beans) to it. Cover this with a lid for a while then open and see if its done.

Add salt, turmeric powder and stir it once. Add the soaked, softened poha to it. Keep them turning  and mixing till everything is mixed evenly and has a nice even flavour.

At the end add sugar and lemon juice and mix it well. Now its ready to serve nice and hot with a cup of tea.