By Rittwik Naskar
These healthy steamed rice cakes are good to have anytime whether it's breakfast, lunch, as a snack, or dinner. Here are the different varieties of idli in India.
From Tamil Nadu, this idli is prepared in bamboo casings covered with dried mantharai leaves.
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Kerala's own is a flatter version of an idli that retains the same sponginess and fluffiness.
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Courtesy Karnataka, this idli claims to be a softer, more pillowy version of regular rice idlis.
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This Karnataka special is steamed in a plate that gives a larger than usual, soft, and fluffy idli.
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Popular in Konkan regions and Maharashtra, these idlis are aromatic owing to getting steamed in jackfruit leaves.
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