Kaima Idly Recipe which is saravana bhavan restaurant style is super easy to make and taste absolutely delicious.
Kaima Idly | Saravana Bhavan Restaurant Style
I love anything spicy and any recipes that uses leftover foods. Specially idlies and stuff like that. We never through away leftover idlies. We make upma or chilli idly out of it. I recently came across this recipe and ever since I wanted to try it so badly.
This recipe is a version of the recipe which we get in saravana bhavan restaurant. If you are a fan of that recipe, then this one is for you. It taste so yummy. Actually it never taste like the idly which you grow up with.
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If you try this once, I bet you will steam more idli on purposely to make this one. The crispy fried idli soaks up all the masalas which you add beautifully and some stay slightly crispy and some go moist and spongy.
The masala is a hit in this recipe, it is lip smacking good. This is best when served hot with some onion raita. These spicy stuff needs that cooling raita on its side.
How to Make Kaima Idli
- Cube your leftover idlies and deep fry them in hot oil till golden. Drain them in some paper towel.
- Now make the masala. Heat oil and add in some fennel and curry leaves.
- Add in onions, green chillies and cook them for a couple of mins till they turn golden.
- Now add in salt and sugar and mix them well.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and cook them for a min.
- Add in chilli, coriander, turmeric, garam masala powder and mix well.
- Tomato puree, tomato ketchup and cook them for 5 mins.
- Add in peas and cook them for 5 more mins.
- Pour in some water and mix them well.
- Add in the fried idly pieces and toss well with the masala.
- Press them firmly in the masala and simmer for 5 more mins.
- Add in coriander leaves and lemon juice.
- Mix them around. Serve immediately with onion raita.
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Kaima Idli Recipe | Saravana Bhavan Kaima Idly Recipe
Ingredients
- Leftover Idly - 8 Kept in fridge overnight
- Oil - 1 tblspn + for deep frying
- Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tblspn
- Curry leaves - 1 spring
- Onion - 1 large chopped
- Green Chilli - 2 chopped
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Tomato - 2 large pureed
- Tomato Ketchup - 1 tblspn
- Peas - 1 cup I used frozen
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing
- Lemon Juice as needed
Instructions
- Cube your leftover idlies and deep fry them in hot oil till golden. Drain them in some paper towel.
- Now make the masala. Heat oil and add in some fennel and curry leaves.
- Now add in onions, green chillies and cook them for a couple of mins till they turn golden.
- Now add in salt and sugar and mix them well.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and cook them for a min.
- Add in chilli, coriander, turmeric, garam masala powder and mix well.
- Add in tomato puree, tomato ketchup and cook them for 5 mins.
- Add in peas and cook them for 5 more mins.
- Pour in some water and mix them well.
- Add in the fried idly pieces and toss well with the masala.
- Press them firmly in the masala and simmer for 5 more mins.
- Add in coriander leaves and lemon juice.
- Mix them around. Serve immediately with onion raita.
Kaima Idli Step by Step Pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Cube your idlies |
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| Deep fry them in oil |
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| Till they turn golden |
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| Remove them to a plate |
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| Now crackle some fennel in some oil |
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| Add in curry leaves |
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| Onions and Green Chillies |
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| Saute till light golden |
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| Add in ginger garlic paste |
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| Some salt and sugar |
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| Add in spice powders |
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| Mix them well |
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| Now add in tomato puree |
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| Some tomato ketchup |
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| And give them a good mix |
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| Add in some peas |
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| Pour in some water |
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| Mix this well |
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| Add in the fried idlies |
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| And mix them well |
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| Press them down firmly and simmer for few mins |
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| Garnish with coriander leaves |
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| Give a lemon squeeze |
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| Mix it all up |
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| Serve |
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Mouthwatering kaima idli!
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oh this is mouth watering planning to make some rawa idlies now and make up this 😀
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i tried it today at home its a great success thank yu so much its an exact replica 🙂
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wowwwwwwwww delicious...I dont know some ingredients hehe
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looks so tempting I love to have that plate
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Yum yum
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Ur recipes are really yummiest 🙂
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Tried this today and it tasted like heaven. Thanks for sharing Aarthi! - Sophi
Anonymous
Do we need to cook the peas separately and mix in it. Usually we need to soak and also it take longer time to cook peas....or itz just for mixing....half cooked is enough??
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@Anonymousi used frozen peas so added it straight. you can cook dried peas and add
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