Tiffin Maami founder Anusha Ramesh supplies College Street coffee shop Madras Kaapi with the idlis she learned to make from her mother.
— tiffin referring to the light morning meals people get from street stalls in India, Ramesh explained.
Ramesh and the café owners all grew up in South India and wanted to create a space that celebrated a small part of what they ate and drank growing up. While idlis can be found in parts of the GTA with large South Asian populations, Ramesh had a harder time finding idlis downtown when she moved here 12 years ago, especially the ones that reminded her of her childhood.So, eight years ago Ramesh called her mother Ranjani in India for a tutorial on how to make them. Like a lot of mom recipes, the measurements weren’t exact.
“We started with a Google Drive recipe book. Sometimes she’d send me a photo of a cup and tell me to use this Ikea blue cup, so I’d have to go to Ikea to find that cup,” Ramesh said. “So when it comes to recipe testing, there’s no idea of strict measurements.”Everything gets soaked in water for eight hours, then ground and left to ferment for 12 hours. The batter then gets poured into stackable metal molds shaped like discs and steamed for 10 minutes.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
More than a dozen abandoned boats litter Toronto’s shoreline. Some on city council want to speed up their cleanupToronto council motions tackle abandoned watercraft and more safety rules for the busier city waterfront.
Read more »
Downtown city councillor Joe Cressy resigning from post at city hall for job at George BrownToronto city councillor and chair of the board of health Joe Cressy announced Tuesday that he is resigning from his post at city hall to pursue his 'dream job' at George Brown College.
Read more »
City mulling expanded hours for Toronto’s St. Lawrence MarketThe City of Toronto is once again looking at expanding the operating hours of St. Lawrence Market and is seeking public input on how to do so.
Read more »
Former Unifor boss Jerry Dias under police investigationToronto police confirmed in a statement that an investigation was being conducted by members of the city\u0027s financial crimes unit
Read more »
Toronto police identify man murdered in CabbagetownPolice have identified a Toronto man who died following a stabbing in the city’s Cabbagetown neighbourhood Saturday night.
Read more »