Today, I was reading this article from the India Today & suprised to see that Idly was originated from Indonesia. Further googling caught me this blog which says that Idly might have been brought to South India by the silk weavers of Saurashtra (or Sourashtra).
Gujarati origin
Gujarat have IDADA which is steamed dhokla made from same ingredients as Idly.Namely Urad dhaal and Rice which are fermented overnight and next day steamed.Gujarathis claim Idaly is a dish which came to south from Gujarat during 10/12th century AD.when lot of silk weavers from saurashtra came to south via Maharashtra.The dukkia is first mentioned in AD 1068 in Gujurathi Jain literature, and dhokla appears in AD 1520 in the Varanaka Samuchaya. Besan flour is fermented overnight with curd, and steamed in slabs which are then cut into pieces and dressed with fresh coriander leaves, fried mustard seeds and coconut shreds. A coarser version is khaman and both are popular breakfast and snack foods in Gujurat. But we have to note that Gujart was ruled by chalukyas and Rastrakutas for many centuries before that and Idada may be from iddalige. Since we dont find references to that before that.
Being a "Sourashthrian" (I also belong to the Silk Weavers Community), I'm proud of this fact. If it had not been our ancestors, the Sounth Indian's would not have got this great South Indian dish.
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