Murugan Idli Shop

Probably the best idlis in town. the Onion Uttapams are also very delicious. Located next to the Mustafa shopping mall, perfect place for a delicious brunch!

Tried 3 kinds of rice. Lemon, tamarind and sambar. Flavorful and not oily. Idlis are heavenly soft. Fast and friendly service… Patiently explaining the pictures of the dishes on the wall to us. :) packed Vadai home for dinner!

Had chutney pudi idli and masala dosa and it was really delicious! They serve the idli with 4 kinds of chutneys and sambhar. The service is okay, had to request for the sambhar that had been forgotten and and also the bill was brought over after requesting for it several times.

No hygiene or cleanliness. Chaos. No one cares. Open smelly bins on outside of premise. Disgusting!

Excellent South Indian breakfast. Loved the soft idlies, Ghee Masala Dosa and the South Indian coffee. Last but not the least, the four chutneys which are given a such as you would like. Highly recommended for hot breakfast!

Don’t expect fancy service but good quality and consistent idlis. Orders are served up fairly quickly. Idlis are warm, dense with nice tight crumbs that begs to be soaked up with the dal sambar. The uttupam is also very good, given the base is effectively the same as the idly. Yum! Too bad they don’t serve masala or chai.

Idlis are fluffy south indian rice cakes. The process for making them is simple — you prepare a batter made of grounded rice and lentils, leave the batter overnight to ferment, and then cook the batter into small fluffy cakes. Simple, no? While it may be easy to make okay idlis, it is extremely hard to make exceptional idlis. In most places, the idlis are either too hard, or too sticky, or too fluffy. Getting that right balance is very, very hard. But the chefs at this tiny hole in the wall have mastered it. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration for me to say that I’ve had the best idlis here outside of India.
When you enter the shop, the waiter will bring you a banana leaf «plate» adorned with four different types of chutneys. Typically, it’s coconut, mint, coriander and groundnut. The chutneys are very flavorful and freshly prepared. You place your order by marking the number of idlis, dosas, your regular south indian fare on a piece of paper and then sit back, relax and enjoy the meal. If you lick the chutneys clean off the plate, you can always ask for more. We visited this place twice during our stay in Singapore and got Idli, Onion Rava Dosai and Set Meals (Sambhar Rice, Lemon Rice and Curd Rice). Everything was fantastic in terms of taste.
The only unfortunate thing is that this place cannot handle large crowds. There are only one or two folks waiting the tables and when pummeled with a big crowd of hungry patrons, these folks just simply give up. During one such rush period, we had to wait for half an hour just for someone to come take our order. I can understand that waiting is inevitable, but allowing patrons to sit down at a table and avoiding their calls and gestures is not the solution. Perhaps, they can have proper wait-​lists or at least reassure patrons rather than ignoring them. Oh well, I won’t complain too much because they are just understaffed when faced with large crowds and the food is so good! Just for their sake, I hope they can handle this better so that they don’t lose customers.

Growing up in the south of india, the ‘indian’ restaurants abroad have never quite felt like home food. This place, however, is the real deal. The idlis, dosas and uthappams were some of the best I have ever eaten. Definetly better than the currys and kormas of the generic indian takeout. The prices are pretty cheap as well. Overeating on $ 15. Thats a deal!

I can’t explain how awesome the idlis are. You get 4 kinds of chutneys no matter what you order. If you happen to order idli or dosa, get 1 portion of podi + oil too (trust me you will thank me for it).
Their ghee pongal is good too. Sambar Vadai was ok. All in all, if you are looking for a vegetarian tamilian eat out, this is the place to be.
It’s quite crowded during the weekends, and it could be difficult to get a table if you are in a group.

Came here with family who live in Singapore. They hype was that this was the «famous» idly spot and we had to go. Murugan didn’t disappoint. The idly was fresh, creamy, spongy and yummy. It even looked good. Not hard and disc like — like some of the homemade ones my aunties make. In addition the sambar here is excel t as are the dosas. Pretty cheap too. Service is meh and the place is a hole in the wall but the food is solid.

Idlis idlis and more idlis. Fresh, hot and fluffy, with just the right amount of sourness from the fermented batter.
Fresh coconut chutney, curry leaf chutney, mint chutney and a 4^th one I have not been able to ID. Piping hot sambar with eggplant and drumsticks (vegetable from India, not chicken my carnivorous readers) — makes for a satisfying meal after 2 hours of jostling through the narrow aisles of Mustafa. Do not recommend eating here before the shopping as you might just turn around and go back home to sleep it off.
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the tamarind rice, lemon rice and tomato rice, all of which are fabulous.

A good place to get some idli and dosas here in Little India. With no nonsense pricing and good service, this is a good food option in Little India.

Singapore has our chicken rice and laksa wars. Madras has an ongoing idli war. Ask anybody from Madras: which place serves the best idli in Madras? You’ll get wildly differing answers.
Murugan is one of the strong contenders in Madras. When in Madras I’m more of a Ratna Café idli sort of girl, but in Singapore I am delighted that I get Madras-​style idli of Murugan quality right here in Little India.
The idlis are hot and fluffy. The sambar is delish. Just the way it should be. The filter coffee. And lemon rice… when they opened in Singapore, every Madras and Bangalore transplant in Singapore did a little leap of joy.