Gary Mehigan, who has been travelling around India, marvelling at the diversity in cuisines across the country, took to Instagram to share his love for the South Indian breakfast specialty – the idiyappam. The celebrity chef, who has been hosting workshops all over the country, shared a glimpse of his memories from the time he spent in Madurai, where he paid a visit back in May, during the Chithirai festival. Along with other regional delicacies like ragi dosai, kola urundai (mutton meatballs) and nenju chops (goat ribs), Gary also enjoyed a taste of the lip-smacking street food that the city has to offer.
In a video that he posted, one can see stacks of idiyappam being pressed, steamed and arranged on top of baskets, followed by a plate being made to serve. The shopkeeper pours warm coconut milk over a plate of idiyappams, garnished with powdered jaggery and freshly grated coconut. He captioned the throwback video, “I post a lot of stuff to my stories forgetting that not everyone catches them…so here’s something I was thinking about this morning ‘idyappam’ which is a rice flour paste pressed into a fine noodle and steamed.”
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He further says,”This place was a little a street stall in Madurai in Tamil Nadu in India’s South East. I plumped for the sweet version which was the warm idyappam drenched in coconut milk and scattered with fresh coconut and jaggery. Just amazing, soft, creamy and sweet with a little chew from the coconut…Ohh sure, Gary.….and the location ‘Burma Idiyappam Shop’ Opp to Christian Mission Hospital, Keelavasal, Madurai.” All this gastronomic nostalgia got us salivating, wanting a plate of these delicious rice noodles for ourselves!