Idli
 Idli With Chutney | |
| Course | Breakfast, dinner |
|---|---|
| Region or state | South India |
| Associated cuisine | India, Sri Lanka |
| Serving temperature | Hot with a condiment such as sambar or chutney |
| Main ingredients | Black lentils (de-husked), rice |
| Variations | Button idli, tate idli, sanna, sambar idli, rava idli, masala idli, shell idli |
Idli (/ˈɪdliː/; plural: idlis) or idly is a South Indian and Sri Lankan rice cake popular as a breakfast food. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented hulled black lentils and rice. The fermentation process breaks down the starches so that they are more easily digested.
Idli has several variations, including rava idli, which is made from semolina. Regional variants include sanna of Konkan.