Idly Express

Idly

Soft, cloud-like steamed rice cakes with the tang of proper fermentation, served with sambar and coconut chutney — the restaurant's namesake and its best argument

Medu Vada

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with a tender center, best eaten fresh from the fryer with coconut chutney and sambar for dunking

Masala Dosa

A wide, lacquer-thin crepe folded around spiced potato filling — the standard-bearer for South Indian restaurants and a reliable measure of kitchen quality

Filter Coffee

South Indian-style decoction coffee blended with hot milk and frothed between two tumblers — aromatic, strong, and the right finish to a tiffin meal

Sambar

House-made lentil and tamarind stew served alongside idly and vada — fragrant with curry leaves and mustard seeds, noticeably better than the thin versions at lesser spots