Idli and dosa are two of the most popular South Indian breakfast dishes. Both are made from fermented batter, usually containing rice and urad dal, and both can be part of a healthy diet. But when it ...

Healthy Indian Breakfast Options: Idli and dosa, popular South Indian breakfasts, are made from the same batter but have different effects on health. This article explains which is a better choice for ...

“Roast, masala roast, ghee roast, rava roast, uthappam, onion uthappam...” rattles off a waiter at a popular restaurant in the city. Step into any restaurant in Tamil Nadu and the waiter is sure to ...

This Indian fermented batter of millet and urad dal (black gram) is in itself a leaven. When it is freshly fermented and full of gases it can be used to make small, light-textured steamed cakes called ...

You can soak the same rice and urad dal, follow the same recipe and leave the batter to ferment for the same number of hours.

Have you ever wondered where and how the food that you eat daily came to be in its current avatar? There's a lot of history- cultural, political, economic etc.- behind our most loved dishes. This is ...

Most people think of dosa and idli as safe foods. They are light, familiar, and eaten from childhood. Allergies rarely come to mind. Yet packaged idli mixes and pre prepared batters have raised quiet ...

I don’t understand the logic behind some overenthusiastic people touting to make khichdi the national dish. First up, khichdi is not an Indian or even a subcontinental dish. It came to India 2200-2500 ...

The rectangular dosa making machine has evokedstrong opinions on social media. Just when you thought that chocolate cherry dosas were the most shocking thing you could do to the beloved South Indian ...