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Idli or idly (/ ˈ ɪ d l iː /; plural: idlis) or iddali or iddena is a type of savoury rice cake, originating from South India, popular as a breakfast food in Southern India and in Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented de-husked black lentils and rice.
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Map of South India. According to culinary historians K. T. Achaya and Ammini Ramachandran, the ancient Sangam literature dated from 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE offers early references to food and recipes during Sangam era, whether it's a feast at king's palace, meals in towns and countryside, at hamlets in forests, pilgrimage and the rest-houses during travels.
Idli sambhar is a common food in South India. It is a delicacy made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. Sambar is a lentil-based vegetable stew or chowder based on a broth made with tamarind popular in South Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil cuisines adapted in each to its taste and environment.
Rava idli (semolina steamed cake), a South Indian dish or breakfast, made with Bombay rava. Bombay rava, or ravva, rawa, or sooji, is a durum wheat product and a form of semolina. Rava is made by grinding husked wheat and is used in Indian cuisine to make savoury dishes such as rava dosa, rava idli, upma, and khichdis.
Idli (ఇడ్లీ), also known as iddena(ఇడ్డెన), is also very common. Karam podi (కారం పొడి) is a popular curry powder that is served with idli, dosa and upma. Inguva charu (ఇంగువ చారు) is a sweet-and-sour stew made with tamarind and hing. It can be eaten with rice or uppupindi.
The batter is made of black lentils and rice and is similar in composition to the batter used to make idli and dosa. [1] The dish can also be made spicy with chillies or sweet with jaggery respectively. Paddu is made on a special pan that comes with multiple small indentations.
Medu vada (pronounced [meːd̪ʊ vəɽaː]; lit. ' soft vada ' in Tamil and Kannada) is a South Indian breakfast snack made from Vigna mungo (black lentil). It is usually made in a doughnut shape, with a crispy exterior and soft interior. [1]