The Idli Project

About this project

A small archive of a very large breakfast.

The Idli Project is a non-commercial editorial archive of the regional and modern idlis of South India and the Konkan coast - built around a research file, a recipe collection gathered from established Indian food blogs, and a small collection of CC-licensed and editorially-permitted photographs.

Recipes are adapted from the source linked at the bottom of each detail page. Image attribution for every photograph is listed below; preference was given to Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed) and Pexels (Pexels License - free for commercial use, no attribution required) wherever possible.

Image attribution

40 idlis, sources below.

IdliCategoryImage source
Chiyali IdliRegional & TraditionalVegCookBook - Yellow Moong Dal Idli
Kanchipuram IdliRegional & TraditionalSailu's Food
Kotte KadubuRegional & TraditionalWikimedia Commons - Kotte Kadubu, Bhatru Hotel
Mallige IdliRegional & TraditionalWikimedia Commons - Idli with sambar and chutney 05
Mini IdliRegional & TraditionalAI generated
MoodeRegional & TraditionalWikimedia Commons - Moode
Pacharisi IdliRegional & TraditionalPexels - South Indian idli sambar
Palak IdliRegional & TraditionalCooking From Heart
Ramassery IdliRegional & TraditionalAI generated
SannaRegional & TraditionalOne Plate Please
Stuffed Masala IdliRegional & TraditionalCooking From Heart - Stuffed Masala Idli
Thatte IdliRegional & TraditionalAI generated
Udupi IdliRegional & TraditionalAI generated
Black Rice IdliIngredient InnovationsCooking From Heart - Kavuni Arisi Idli
Bread IdliIngredient InnovationsPexels - Indian dumplings with herbs
Brown Rice IdliIngredient InnovationsChitra's Food Book - Brown Rice Idli
Cooked Rice IdliIngredient InnovationsAI generated
Foxtail Millet IdliIngredient InnovationsArchana's Kitchen - Foxtail Millet Mini Idli
Jowar IdliIngredient InnovationsSizzling Tastebuds - Jowar Idli
Matta Rice IdliIngredient InnovationsChitra's Food Book
Moong Dal IdliIngredient InnovationsCook With Manali - Dal Idli (No Rice)
Oats IdliIngredient InnovationsCook With Manali - Masala Oats Idli
Poha IdliIngredient InnovationsPexels - South Indian idli on banana leaves
Quinoa IdliIngredient InnovationsCook With Manali - Quinoa Idli
Ragi IdliIngredient InnovationsAI generated
Rava IdliIngredient InnovationsAI generated
Sabudana IdliIngredient InnovationsAI generated
Vermicelli IdliIngredient InnovationsCooking From Heart - Rava Semiya Idli
Broken Wheat SannanKonkani SpecialtyAI generated
Cucumber IdliKonkani SpecialtyAI generated
Dudhe KadambKonkani SpecialtyAI generated
Ponsa MudhoKonkani SpecialtyAI generated
SannamudhoKonkani SpecialtyAI generated
Chocolate IdliModern & FusionYummy Tummy Aarthi
Idli 65Modern & FusionMad's Cookhouse - Spicy Idli 65
Idli ChaatModern & FusionVeg Recipes of India - Idli Chaat
Idli FryModern & FusionVegeCravings - Fried Idli
Idli ManchurianModern & FusionHebbar's Kitchen - Idli Manchurian
Idli UpmaModern & FusionHebbar's Kitchen - Idli Upma
Pizza IdliModern & FusionKannamma Cooks - Idli Pizza

Map & tile credit

The regional maps use Stamen Watercolor tiles, originally designed by Stamen Design and now hosted by Stadia Maps. Place data is from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Acknowledgements

Background research draws on Wikipedia's idli entry, Kerala Tourism's Ramassery Idli profile, K.T. Achaya's A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food, and food journalism from The News Minute, Slurrp, Homegrown and Zee News. Recipe adaptations are credited per-page to Hebbar's Kitchen, Dassana's Veg Recipes, Cook With Kushi, Sailu's Food, Cooking From Heart, Cook With Manali, Aayi's Recipes, Kannamma Cooks, Smitha Kalluraya, Padhus Kitchen, and other Indian recipe writers whose work made this archive possible.