South Indian Cuisine or desi cuisine is a term used to refer to the cuisines found in the four southern states of India including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Below you will find some of the popular South Indian foods.
South Indian breakfast foods - Tamil Nadu:
In South India, the popular breakfast food item consists of idli, dosa, poori, vadas, pongal, uppuma, chapati, puttu and appam. Idli, dosa and vada are served with sambar, coconut chutney and tomato chutney. Poori are served with potato curry or sambar. Puttu and appam are served with coconut milk.
Idli and dosa are made with rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds.
South Indian lunch food items:
In Tamil Nadu, lunch items fall into four categories:
1. The first category is sambar, kuzhambu, rasam, 1 or 2 vegeatable curry, appalam and pickles. These are served with white rice, which is the staple food of the region. Lunch items are often served with plantain leaf or banana leaf
2. Second are the side dishes which include kootu/kari, and veggie poriyal.
Kootu - vegetables in wet style.
Poriyal - Vegetables in dry style.
3. Third are the desserts. Favorite South Indian sweet dishes incude payasam, kheer and kesari.
4. Fourth one include betel leaves or beeda.
Idli and dosa are made with rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds.
South Indian lunch food items:
In Tamil Nadu, lunch items fall into four categories:
1. The first category is sambar, kuzhambu, rasam, 1 or 2 vegeatable curry, appalam and pickles. These are served with white rice, which is the staple food of the region. Lunch items are often served with plantain leaf or banana leaf
2. Second are the side dishes which include kootu/kari, and veggie poriyal.
Kootu - vegetables in wet style.
Poriyal - Vegetables in dry style.
3. Third are the desserts. Favorite South Indian sweet dishes incude payasam, kheer and kesari.
4. Fourth one include betel leaves or beeda.
South Indian lunch
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