Balaji Studios, a digital arm of Balaji Telefilms, has announced their YouTube Original show, Ishk Dum Aur Idli Rasam, premiering from May 11, Monday, 6 PM onwards, on Balaji Telefilms YouTube channel. The trailer was dropped today, and it’s already stirring buzz for its unique mix of romance, food, and emotional conflict. Executed by Surbhi Chandna (Feel Good Studios), the show will be streaming on YouTube every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Set inside a heritage South Indian restaurant struggling to survive, Ishk Dum Aur Idli Rasam is a story deeply rooted in food, family, memory, and emotional inheritance. At the heart of the series is Meera Nair, played by the gorgeous Shiny Doshi, a deeply emotional chef who believes food is service, comfort, and responsibility, not spectacle. For Meera, running her late father’s restaurant is not merely a profession, but a way of preserving his legacy, values, and emotional world.Her carefully held world is shaken when Arjun Thakur, portrayed by the heartthrob Abhishek Kumar, a globally celebrated chef-investor known for his precision, discipline, and modern culinary vision, enters her kitchen with the promise of revival but also the threat of erasing everything she holds close. As two opposite worlds collide, rivalry slowly turns into a tender, yet layered love story shaped by ambition, memory, and emotional conflict. The series also features the talented actress, Nehalaxmi Iyer, in a pivotal role along with Aman Singh, Prerna Sehj