Those who know me are probably quite surprised that I haven't yet written about the Idly in my series on food fetishes. I am quite surprised too! Idly is the ultimate in culinary delights. To describe the idly, however is to be grossly unjust to it. How does one describe an idly? Soft, fluffy pieces of rice flour? Never was anything so sublime described in so poor a fashion. An Idly is only to be experienced to be fully understood. And note the word 'experienced' for you never 'eat' an Idly, you only 'experience' it. Idly It is really, really difficult to make good Idlis. It is very easy to make good dosas, wadas and the entire gamut of South Indian delicacies. But Idly making is an art in itself. Many experienced hand has failed miserably in this attempt. I am not even going to venture to present a complete recipe. The ingredients are boiled rice flour and Black gram . These have to be soaked overnight and ground into a paste and then allowed to ferment. F...