idli
Sign in to saveIdli (; plural: idlis) or idly is a South Indian and Sri Lankan rice cake popular as a breakfast food. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented hulled black lentils and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily metabolised by the body.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Idli
- Food.image
- Idli Sambar.JPG
- Food.region
- South India
- Food.associated_cuisine
- India, Sri Lanka
- Food.course
- Breakfast, dinner
- Food.served
- Hot with a condiment such as sambar or chutney in South India, ghugni and aloo dum in East India
- Food.main_ingredient
- Black lentils (de-husked), rice
- Food.variations
- Button idli, tate idli, sanna, sambar idli, rava idli, masala idli, shell idli
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Idli (; plural: idlis) or idly is a South Indian and Sri Lankan rice cake popular as a breakfast food. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented hulled black lentils and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more readily metabolised by the body.
Idli has several variations, including rava idli, which is made from semolina. Regional variants include sanna of Konkan.