Idiyappam (string hoppers)

On the menu today- serving Idiyappam (string hoppers) for breakfast 🏡 with a side of filter kaapi (which didn’t make it to the pictures -guilty). I am no expert when it comes to making Idiyappams at home. It can be tricky if one is not used to handling the hot rice flour dough. This is a very common breakfast in Kerala, and oh boy does Kerala now remind me of this village Koodathai!? 🌴 

By now I’m sure you all know where I’m going with this.  Does anyone remember the crime that took place in this village, Koodathai? The Jolly Joseph crime story? We watched Curry & Cyanide on Netflix, which is a true-crime documentary. Jolly Joseph, a mother and wife, was accused of poisoning six members of her family, including her first husband, with cyanide. She did this to inherit the family property. Her research and her mind of a criminal since the beginning is quite scary. For a simple looking someone to go to the extent killing people left, right, and center is something one wouldn’t ever dream of. I mean to what extent does one go for the greed of money and a good life, is unbelievable. 

Building trust takes a significant amount of time and patience. It doesn’t happen overnight. It might take several months or even years. In today’s day and age, in the world of social media, one definitely must not dismiss this fact. It’s a must see if you haven’t yet! The year 1997 reminded me of many things, but let’s not go there for now. Let’s just focus that the year Jolly Joseph got married must’ve been the same year Bollywood movie Judaai was released. There’s no similarity in the two except for the greed part! Have you watched yet?