Types of idli Which type of idli soft and tasty.

Types of idli Which type of idli soft and tasty

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My favourite food idli. love idli A LOT. It is my preferred food for all the meals!!! Now, coming to the question, there are quite a variety of idlis present in India. Let’s go through some of them!

Regular Idli

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The regular idli is made with idli rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds.

Grainy Udipi Idli

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The idli uses the 3:1 (rice:urad dal) mix but the batter is coarse lending a grainy texture to these idlis that are not overly fluffy.

Khusboo Idli or Chettinad Idli

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This is an incredibly soft idli. The batter made for this idli is extra fine in terms of consistency. Thus the idli tends to stick to your fingers and plate! The batter proportion is 4:1 (rice: urad dal) mix.

Kancheepuram Idli / Paruppu Idli

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The origin of this idli has been traced in the Vardarajaswamy temple where this idli was offered as a prasad. This is another coarse idli with the batter proportion as 2:1 (rice: urad dal) mix. This idli is blended with the mix, ginger, ghee, jeery, curry leaves, cashew,bengal gram and pepper corns. It’s a treat in itself without the need of accompaniment.

Kotte Kaddubu

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Another idli from Udupi, this idli is cooked in cones made from Jack fruit leaves and is steamed. The leaves add a subtle earthy, grassy flavor to the idlis

Ramasseri Idli

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These idlis are super flat and super soft. They resemble a small dosa actually. Where to eat this delicacy? A thirty minute detour from Palakkad to Ramasseri where four families continue a two hundred-year old tradition.

Thatte Idli

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This idli is also super soft and is steamed in plates and is found in Mysuru.

Rava Idli

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This idli doesn’t require fermentation and is made using Suji (rava) and curd. This is a different idli and conventional idli.

Honorary Mentions

Podi Idli

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Now this is one of the best way to eat idli. The super soft idlis are coated with a flavor-rich, hot idli podi and then crisped up in a pan. Then served with generous serving of ghee. Once you have had this, there’s no going back!

These are the traditional idli types found in India. I hope you enjoy reading and eating them! If I have left some idli (traditional ones) mention in the comments below or message me!

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