Lemon Dates with idli

The gentlest jar we make, next to the softest breakfast in the country. This is the combination we recommend when someone says their family does not eat pickle.

What you need

• Soft idli, straight from the steamer
• 1 teaspoon ghee
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Dates Pickle
• Coconut chutney, if you are making it anyway

How

1. Break the idli while still hot and add the ghee so it soaks in.
2. Spoon the Lemon Dates Pickle on the side of the plate, not over the idli.
3. Take a little with each piece — it is sweet and sour rather than hot, so it stretches further than you expect.

One more thing

Same jar, same logic, with dosa, appam or plain chapati.