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Idukki’s smoky idi irachi: A 60-year-old recipe from the hills

  • October 06 , 2026

What happens when beef is dried over a wood fire, beaten with a stone hammer and roasted with spices and coconut oil? In Idukki, this old-style preparation called idi irachi is still made at Hotel Everest, a 60-year-old restaurant just about 500 metres from the Idukki Arch Dam.

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