Leftover Idli? Try Idli fries

Whenever I have leftover Idlis, I usually make Idli Upma or Idli Roast. Idli Roast is shallow frying whole Idlis on a flat pan, until it is crunch on the outside and soft on the inside. Suffice to say that many a times; we look forward to eating Idly roast more than the regular Idlis. I got this idea of cutting the idlis as strips and making Idli Fries, when I was flipping through a food magazine at a dentist’s office. The recipe there was for making baked fries using Polenta, somewhat similar to this. I loved the idea and…

Fried Rice (Indo Chinese Style)

Ever had one of those feelings that you are going to get a bout of cold/cough/fever just because you are around a person who has one? You have a minor throat irritation and you take in a spoonful or two of your favorite cough syrup? You let out one small sniffle and then the next thing you know, you slather yourself with Vicks Vaporub (as if you even need reason to put it on) sniff it ever so often and inhale that  wonderful aroma of camphor? Errr….not me you say, ok mea culpa that’s me. I am one of those people…