5 Mind Blowing Facts About Your Favorite Breakfast Idli

Whenever we think of special breakfast, one of the first things to strike in our mind is, let’s have Idli and chutney. After all, Idli is one of the most favourite breakfast items in India. And for that, we have to salute south Indians for creating such delicious items of the world.

* Idli is considered as one of the quickly made food items. Usually, you can get Idli quickly if you go to any restaurants.

* Many dietitians consider Idli as one of the nutritious and healthy foods for the human body. Dietitians also suggest eating Idli regularly in a breakfast for weight loss.

* Idli doesn’t have many calories as it is purely steamed food with high amount of digestive power.

* Idli was reportedly invented way back in 700 CE. The earliest mention of Idli occurs in the Kannada writing called Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya in 920 AD. The Kannada king and scholar Someshwara III, also included Idli as a recipe in his encyclopedia, ‘Manasollasa’, written in Sanskrit ca. 1130 A.D.

* Apart from Rice Idli, people also like to eat Rava Idli. Moreover, Idli can be made in various types like fry idli, chocolate idli, spicy idli and so on.