Idli
E202426
Idli is a soft, steamed South Indian rice-and-lentil cake commonly eaten for breakfast and often served with sambar and chutneys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idli canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1802671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Idli Context triple: [Tamil people, traditionalFood, Idli]
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A.
Khichdi
Khichdi is a traditional South Asian comfort dish made by cooking rice and lentils together, often seasoned with mild spices and ghee.
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B.
aloo paratha
Aloo paratha is a popular North Indian flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes, commonly eaten with butter, yogurt, or pickles.
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C.
Pithla Bhakri
Pithla Bhakri is a rustic Maharashtrian staple meal consisting of a spiced gram-flour curry (pithla) served with a hearty unleavened flatbread (bhakri), commonly eaten by rural and working-class communities.
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D.
Rasgulla
Rasgulla is a popular Indian dessert made of soft, spongy balls of chhena (fresh curd cheese) cooked in light sugar syrup.
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E.
Sandesh
Sandesh is a traditional Bengali milk-based sweet delicacy, especially associated with the cuisine and festivals of West Bengal, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Idli Target entity description: Idli is a soft, steamed South Indian rice-and-lentil cake commonly eaten for breakfast and often served with sambar and chutneys.
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A.
Khichdi
Khichdi is a traditional South Asian comfort dish made by cooking rice and lentils together, often seasoned with mild spices and ghee.
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B.
aloo paratha
Aloo paratha is a popular North Indian flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes, commonly eaten with butter, yogurt, or pickles.
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C.
Pithla Bhakri
Pithla Bhakri is a rustic Maharashtrian staple meal consisting of a spiced gram-flour curry (pithla) served with a hearty unleavened flatbread (bhakri), commonly eaten by rural and working-class communities.
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D.
Rasgulla
Rasgulla is a popular Indian dessert made of soft, spongy balls of chhena (fresh curd cheese) cooked in light sugar syrup.
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E.
Sandesh
Sandesh is a traditional Bengali milk-based sweet delicacy, especially associated with the cuisine and festivals of West Bengal, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Indian dish
ⓘ
breakfast food ⓘ steamed cake ⓘ |
| batterContains |
rice
ⓘ
urad dal ⓘ |
| batterPreparationStep |
fermenting overnight
ⓘ
grinding to a paste ⓘ soaking grains and lentils ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| course |
breakfast course
ⓘ
snack course ⓘ |
| eatenWithUtensils |
hand
ⓘ
spoon ⓘ |
| flavorProfile | mild ⓘ |
| hasPreparationMethod | steaming ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
button idli
ⓘ
kanchipuram idli ⓘ mini idli ⓘ rava idli ⓘ sanna ⓘ |
| isConsidered | healthy breakfast option ⓘ |
| isCookedIn |
idli stand
ⓘ
idli steamer ⓘ |
| isFermentedFood | true ⓘ |
| isGlutenFree | true ⓘ |
| isOftenServedWith |
coconut chutney
ⓘ
mint chutney ⓘ sambar ⓘ tomato chutney ⓘ |
| isPopularIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Kerala ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Telangana ⓘ |
| isRestaurantDish | true ⓘ |
| isStreetFood | true ⓘ |
| isTypicallyServedFor | breakfast ⓘ |
| isTypicallyServedFor | snack ⓘ |
| mainIngredient |
black gram lentils
ⓘ
rice ⓘ urad dal ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | South India ⓘ |
| servedHotOrCold | hot ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| texture |
soft
ⓘ
spongy ⓘ |
| usesProcess | fermentation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Idli Description of subject: Idli is a soft, steamed South Indian rice-and-lentil cake commonly eaten for breakfast and often served with sambar and chutneys.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.