Idli ka Meetha Recipe

Idli ka meetha is another delicious sweet dish that can be cooked using leftover idlies.

Leftover idlies can also be used to make either idli manchurian or masala idli fry .The recipe is easy to make if you have sugarsyrup & idlies ready. It is somewhat similar to gulabjamun where jamuns are replaced by idlies or hyderbadi sweet Double ka meetha where bread is replaced by idlies

Try this and surprise your guests, friends, loved ones and get appreciations for sure. No one would guess that the sweet is prepared with just idli

So try this simple yet delectable and tasty sweet when you find some leftover idlis lying around. 

One important word of caution :See that the idli pieces do not turn very brown as this will destroy the taste of the sweet)



Ingredients

Leftover Idli - 4 
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Water – 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder – 1 tbsp
kesar strands – 6-7

Method:
Chop idlis into small cubes  of about half inch.

2.Heat oil in a non stick kadhai/pan for deep frying the idli pieces. Wait until the oil turns hot. 
Meanwhile prepare sugar syrup. Add 1/2 cup water in a pan.Once it boils add sugar and stir well. Then add the cardamom powder and stir. Boil on low flame until the syrup turns slightly thick. (No need for string consistencies)  

Then remove from flame and add saffron strands

3.Once the oil gets hot, (not smoking hot) gently slide in the idli pieces and fry until golden brown on a medium flame. (As the idlis are already cooked you just have to make it crisp by frying so do not fry on low flame, as it will drink too much oil).remember not to make idlies too nuch brown or else taste of dish will get spoiled .

4.Remove the fried pieces from oil and place on a tissue paper to remove excess oil. 

5.  put the fried crispy idli pieces into the medium hot sugar syrup and set aside for few minutes. Remove from syrup and serve garnished with dryfruits chopped!! 

Tips -

• You can soak the fried idli pieces in sugar syrup until it absorbs the syrup well, then serve along with the syrup like we do for gulab jamuns
• you can either serve this chilled or warm.
• you can just soak the fried idlies for a few 2 minutes and serve crisp without the syrup.