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Idli

Idli (/ˈɪdliː/; 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 easily digested.

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Associated cuisine
India, Sri Lanka
Course
Breakfast, dinner
Main ingredients
Black lentils (de-husked), rice
Region or state
South India
Serving temperature
Hot with a condiment such as sambar or chutney
Variations
Button idli, tate idli, sanna, sambar idli, rava idli, masala idli, shell idli

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Preparation

Batter fermentation

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Idli

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples99
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Idli

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related to history · 29
Idli → According, Achaya, BCE, CE, CE Kannada, Chavundaraya II, Colleen Taylor Sen, Dorian Fuller, Food, Hindu, However, In Karnataka, India, Indian, Indianised, Indonesia, Indonesian, Janaki Lenin, Kannada, Karnataka
related to Variations · 17
Idli → Batter, Dahi, Hard-to-get, In, Indians, Leftover, Many, Parboiled, Pre-packaged, Similarly, South India, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankans, Store-bought, Sugar, There, With
related to Preparation · 8
Idli → After, Making, Next, Once, Optionally, The, To, Vigna
related to Batter fermentation · 7
Idli → Both, Enterococcus, Fermentation, Heterofermentative, Leuconostoc, Streptococcus, This
related to Serving · 5
Idli → However, Idlis, It, Since, The
related to Idli Day · 4
Idli → Chennai, It, March, World Idli Day
see also · 4
Idli → Bhapa, Food, Indian, KarnatakaDhoklaList
Associated cuisine · 1
Idli → India, Sri Lanka
Course · 1
Idli → Breakfast, dinner
Main ingredients · 1
Idli → Black lentils (de-husked), rice

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idlis rice batter food fermentation black may indian karnataka india also steaming variations ce recipe south sanna gram made sri

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IdliAssociated cuisineIndia, Sri Lanka1.00infobox
IdliCourseBreakfast, dinner1.00infobox
IdliMain ingredientsBlack lentils (de-husked), rice1.00infobox
IdliRegion or stateSouth India1.00infobox
IdliServing temperatureHot with a condiment such as sambar or chutney1.00infobox
IdliVariationsButton idli, tate idli, sanna, sambar idli, rava idli, masala idli, shell idli1.00infobox
fenugreek seeds can be added at the time of soaking for additional flavourinstance ofspices0.80text
mustard seedsinstance ofother spices may be used0.80text
chili peppersinstance ofother spices may be used0.80text
cumininstance ofother spices may be used0.80text
corianderinstance ofother spices may be used0.80text
gingerinstance ofother spices may be used0.80text

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