Fried Idli Raita

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup water
• salt, as needed
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1 dried red chili, halved
• 8 -12 curry leaves
• 4 steamed rice cakes, leftover
• 1 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put the yogurt into a serving bowl.
• 2 add water to thin and stir until smooth. if you like a thicker raita reduce the amount of water or leave it out all together.
• 3 add salt to taste and stir to blend.
• 4 in a small frying pan put the oil, black mustard seeds and the red chili. heat over high heat until the mustard seeds have popped for 5-10 seconds.
• 5 quickly add the curry leaves to the oil and then stir into the yogurt.
• 6 set aside the yogurt mixture.
• 7 heat 1 cup oil, or as needed, in a saucepan for deep frying. meanwhile, cut each of the the leftover idlies into four pieces.
• 8 when the oil is hot, deep fry the idlies, in batches, until light brown. drain on paper towels.
• 9 when all of the idlies have been fried, add them to the yogurt. if desired, you may garnish the raita with the cilantro. serve immediately.