FOOD 5 :: 

NOW, VISITORS CAN TASTE RAMASSERI IDLI IN GATEWAY HOTEL COONOOR

P S SUNDAR

Visitors to The Nilgiris during the forthcoming second season can enjoy the unique Ramasseri Idli, thanks to the Gateway Hotel Coonoor introducing live counter for it. 

"We have introduced this under our ‘home-style cooking’ category, handled by Indira, a housewife from Badaga, the predominant community of Nilgiris.  She comes daily from her hamlet, cooks Badaga traditional cuisine and entertains visitors with live preparation of Ramasseri Idli”, Gateway General Manager R Muralidharan told me.

Ramasseri Idli is a unique delicacy from Ramasseri, a village near Elappally in Palakkad district.

“These are steam cooked in unglazed clay pots leaving an earthy aroma.  They are larger in size, flatter in shape.  Parboiled rice is used and the idlis are laid on cloth in three tiers”, said Indira who had undergone special training for this from the traditional cooks.

“Visitors enjoy seeing the preparation and taste them with Molaka podi mixed with coconut oil”, she added.

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