Since when are idlis white?
Not more than a few generations. And if you look at all things that have become white over the past century, one by one they are regaining their color. White bread, white pasta, white flour, white sugar, white rice are now recognized as more or less empty calories and are being replaced by their whole counterparts, on the brown to black side of the color spectrum. It is time for idlis to do the same.

Black Gram (Urad): Soaked and ready to burst out of its skin! Urad or Black Gram attracts wild yeast from the air. As it ferments, the yeast makes the batter rise.
What are idlis made of? Black gram and rice. Or black gram and millets. Read the rest of this entry »