Best rava idli in town

Today I had a nice fluffy steaming hot rava idli. And call me, desi, if you will but I just love the rava idli-coffee combo. So much so that I have cravings if I don't eat it at least once a week. One word to describe it is — YUM! Sure, it says all about this nice little snack that's healthy ( at least I think so). Since I love this snack so much I like to try it at every darshini (it is an equivalent of a dhabha — the only difference, it is a café where you grab a quick meal that's usually eaten standing) in town. Of all places I've eaten rava idli I like the one that's dished out at a darshini near my workplace. Yes! For all those of you who know where I work this may come as a surprise. But, I guess, we all live on such small wonders.

Anyways, back to the rava idli. It is grainy and me thinks that the batter they use — they add lots of fresh chopped coriander (I'm guessing), cashew and roasted dal. And the resulting steamed dumpling that is served has a subtle aroma. My mouth's watering, thinking about it! Heck, now I guess this calls for another trip to the darshini tomorrow. Oh and it isn't compelete without the coconut chutney. Team it with a nice chotu glass of coffee and it is perfect —yummy bliss — on an overcast day. ( Now, this calls for a picture moment. I'll upload one as soon as I figure out how to transfer the pictures from my phone) Ah! All those evenings spent with friends, from work, the gossiping, venting, or plain going ga-ga over the food. Wow.

What surprises me is that every time the taste is the same. Wonder how they get that kind of consistency. What ever it is I hope it never changes or at least as long as I make my weekly visits.

FD opened!

Finally, I have opened the long over-due food account (FD :)). And why not, after all those months of contemplating on having a food blog, I've taken the first step. Not of creating this blog, that'll be the second step. The first step was of making something all by myself! Yes, today after watching Nigella feast on a Spinach-Tomato salad on her show on Travel&Living, I decided to make it me-self!
More on that on my next post.
For right now, I hope that I continue to try learn the fine art of cooking. So, as long as I am inspired to get into the kitchen, I'll update this space here on my culinary attempts.
So, let the feast begin!