Idli Hut — Restaurant in Madhya Pradesh

Indian food is different from rest of the world not only in taste but also in cooking methods. It reflects a perfect blend of various cultures and ages. Just like Indian culture, food in India has also been influenced by various civilizations, which have contributed their share in its overall development and the present form.

Foods of India are better known for its spiciness. Throughout India, be it North India or South India, spices are used generously in food. But one must not forget that every single spice used in Indian dishes carries some or the other nutritional as well as medicinal properties.

North Indian Food

Food in the north India, to begin with, Kashmiri cuisines reflect strong Central Asian influences. In Kashmir, mostly all the dishes are prepared around the main course of rice found abundantly in the beautiful valley. Another delicious item cooked here is the 'Saag' that is prepared with a green leafy vegetable known as the 'Hak'.

But on the other hand states like the Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh show high consumption of chapatis as staple food. Again, these chapatis are prepared with a variety of flours such as wheat, rice, maida, besan etc. Besides chapatis other closely related breads baked in these regions include Tandoori, Rumaali and Naan etc. However in the northern region impact of Mughlai food is quite obvious.

West Indian Food

In western India, the desert cuisine is famous for its unique taste and varieties of food. Rajasthan and Gujarat are the states that represent the desseert flavor of Indian food. Here an immense variety of dals and achars (pickles/preserves) is used that simply substitutes the relative lack of fresh vegetables in these areas.

In the states like Maharashtra, the food is usually a mix of both north as well as south cooking styles. Here people use both the rice and the wheat with same interest. Along the coastline of Mumbai a wide variety of fishes is available. Some of the delicious preparations include dishes like the Bombay Prawn and Pomfret.

In Goa, that is further down towards south, one can notice Portuguese influence in the cooking style as well as in the dishes. Some of the major dishes of this regiun are the sweet and sour Vindaloo, duck baffad, sorpotel and egg molie etc.

East Indian Food

In the eastern India, the Bengali and Assamese styles of cooking are noticeable. The staple food of Bengalis is the yummy combination of rice and fish. Usually the Bengalis love eating varieties of fishes. A special way of preparing the delicacy known as 'Hilsa' is by wrapping it in the pumpkin leaf and then cooking it. Another unusual ingredient that is commonly used in the Bengali cooking is the 'Bamboo Shoot'. Various sweets prepared in this region, by using milk include the 'Roshogollas', 'Sandesh', 'Cham-cham' and many more.

South Indian Food

In the southern India, the states make great use of spices, fishes and coconuts, as most of them have coastal kitchens. In the foods of Tamil Nadu use of tamarind is frequently made in order to impart sourness to the dishes. It simply distinguishes the Tamil Food from other cuisines.

The cooking style of Andhra Pradesh is supposed to make excessive use of chilies, which is obviously to improve the taste of the dishes.

In Kerala, some of the delicious dishes are thelamb stew and appams, Malabar fried prawns, Idlis, Dosas, fish molie and rice puttu. Another famous item of this region is the sweetened coconut milk. Yet another dish is Puttu, which is glutinous rice powder steamed like a pudding in a...

I’ve been to Idli many times and always liked their food, but yesterday’s experience was absolutely horrible. The staff had zero sense and treated customers like they didn’t matter at all.

They were about to start mopping but, for some reason, turned the fan on full speed before even beginning. The weather was already cool, and my food—hot coffee and dosa—was getting cold. I asked them to switch it off, but they flat-out refused because apparently, drying the floor was more important than a paying customer.

After making my food cold, they finally started mopping. And here’s the best part—the idiot cleaner started mopping under my table while I was eating. His dirty mop touched my Crocs and made them wet. Disgusting and unacceptable.

The staff was clueless, behaving like robots with no common sense. Clearly, the owner or manager (if he was even there) is just as brainless, because if the leadership is this bad, what can we expect from the staff?

I’m still giving this place 3 stars just because their South Indian food is very authentic. Otherwise, it doesn’t even...

Hi guys,

Visited the place recently , its a small place infront of sapna sangeeta theather and very easy to find and locate, the place is small and doesnt has much parking you have to park your vehicle at your risk on road side just like a lot of everyfresh shops but this is a proper small restaruant with limited number of sitting.

We tried ghee idli and sambhar vada , both of them were very tasty and no complaint when it comes to the actual dishes , however the coconut chutney that got served with every dish had a little off taste like it was too sour and felt like expired.

But overall service is fast , taste is good and you wont regret visiting this place. Must visit atleast once and I will definetly visit them in future, Overall...