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5 [Best] South Indian Recipes For Long Travel

Are you planning an epic road trip across India?

Make sure to stock up on delicious south Indian food for the journey! From comforting thalis to spicy masala dosas, these recipes are perfect for long trips. Plus, they’re easy to make and perfect for any occasion. So, what are you waiting for?

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1. Chana Masala

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Traveling long distances can be tiring, but with the right food, it can be a lot more fun. Here are some delicious and easy-to-make south Indian recipes that will help keep you energized while on the go!

This protein-rich dish is perfect for a long journey as it will keep you feeling full and satisfied. Plus, its spice will help to keep you awake!

Another filling and tasty option, sambar is a south Indian staple that is packed with veggies and flavor. It’s the perfect comfort food for when you’re on the road.

A delicious and healthy option, uttapam is a savory pancake that is loaded with vegetables. It’s a great way to start your day or have a quick snack while traveling.

A popular south Indian street food, dosas are thin and crispy pancakes that can be filled with a variety of different fillings. They make a great on-the-go meal or snack.

A sweet and satisfying dessert, rice pudding is the perfect way to end your meal while traveling. It’s also a great option for those with a sweet tooth.

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These are just some of the delicious south Indian recipes that you can enjoy while traveling. So next time you’re planning a long journey, be sure to include some of these dishes in your plans!

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Tandoori, naan bread, butter chicken and rich vegetable curries are delicious, but these north Indian staples are just a fraction of the country’s diverse culinary offerings. To get a more complete picture, you also need to head south. South Indian cuisine is vastly different – think steamed, spiced and coconut-flavoured.

1. Dosas: paper-thin crepes

2. idlis: steamed rice cakes, 3. vadas: savoury doughnuts, 4. uttapams: pizza-pancake hybrids, 5. banana chips: crisps with a twist, 6. malabar parotta with kerala-style beef: flat bread and spicy beef, 7. appamsand ishtu: pancakes and stew, 8. kaapi: filter coffee, 9. biryani: something like pilaf, do it yourself.

The South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Tamil Nadu , Kerala and Karnataka each have their own variants of common dishes as well as regional specialties. For an introduction to South Indian cuisine, here are 10 dishes to look out for.

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A traditional breakfast food made of fermented rice-and-lentil batter, a dosa is much like a crispy thin crepe. It’s accompanied by sambar (a hot lentil soup) and coconut chutney.

Masala dosas are stuffed with a spicy mash of potato and onion; plain dosas are hollow; rava dosas are made from semolina; and some new-age variants get creative with fillings such as cottage cheese or mixed vegetables.

Whatever you choose (trust us and start with a masala dosa ), the delightfully light dish is best eaten hot, when it’s fresh off the griddle.

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Soft, fluffy and ivory-coloured, idlis are what many South Indian families eat for breakfast. A fermented lentil-and rice-batter is steamed in little circular moulds, and the resulting spherical rice cakes are served with sambar and chutneys.

Idlis are light and mild tasting, an ideal snack for when you want to give your stomach a rest from fiery flavours.

What’s that doughnut-like thing doing on your South Indian breakfast thali (platter)? While a vada won’t cure your sugar cravings, it will satiate your desire for something deep fried, hot and crispy.

Made from a batter of black lentils, gently spiced with peppercorns, curry leaves, cumin, chilli and onion, this crunchy fritter tastes best when smeared generously with coconut chutney.

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Is it a pancake? Is it a pizza? No, it’s an uttapam . A batter of fermented rice and lentils is ladled on to a griddle. Chopped tomato, onion, chillies, carrot, coconut and other toppings are then sprinkled on. The result is a fluffy, porous, delicious uttapam , softer than a dosa , and tastes great with chutneys or without.

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Appams are like thin crepes, made from a batter of fermented rice flour and coconut milk. Soft, light and fluffy, they go best with ishtu – a fresh coconut milk-infused stew of veggies, shallots, mild spices and meat of your choice. Mutton, chicken and vegetable stews are the common options.

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There’s nothing quite like a steaming tumbler of South Indian filter coffee to kick start your morning. Coffee connoisseurs will concede that nowhere else in India does kaapi like the south.

Beans from southern Indian coffee-growing regions such as the Nilgiris, Malabar and the hills of Karnataka are roasted, ground and sometimes blended with chicory.

The coffee is then brewed in a steel filter, mixed with hot milk and poured vigorously between two tumblers from a great height to create a frothy strong brew, served in a stainless steel glass.

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The ubiquitous biryani is found in different forms all over India, changing in flavour and preparation style according to regional influences.

Biryani is essentially a dish of rice cooked with meat, veggies and spices such as turmeric, cardamom, bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper; sometimes garnished with cashews, raisins and caramelized onions. It can be vegetarian or have meats such as chicken, mutton or beef.

While there is no single South Indian-style biryani , you’ll find different varieties such as Hyderabadi dum biryani , Kerala-style Malabar or Thalassery biryani , the coastal Karnataka variant of Bhatkali biryani , Tamil Nadu’s Dinidgul biryani and so on.

A milky, sugary rice pudding, payasam is a dessert that’s served across South India during festivals and major events. Rice or vermicelli (depending on the type of payasam ) is added to boiled, sweetened milk and sometimes flavoured with cashews, almonds and cardamom. Coconut milk and jaggery occasionally replace the milk and sugar. Beware, this one is a jaw-gnashing kind of sweet.

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20 Best South Indian Food Dishes You Must Eat on Your Next Trip To India

What to eat in south india – best south indian food dishes.

Indian food is much more than the over-hyped Butter chicken, Roasted chicken, and Naan. These North Indian food dishes might be found on most menus at the restaurant, but they are just a tip of the iceberg as compared to all the flavors of India available to eat.

To widen your sense of taste, you’ll need to travel down south where the food is mostly cooked with coconut or in coconut oil. No wonder, South India is a veggie lover’s paradise as it’s cooking originates from five southern states—Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. South Indian food is as fluctuated as the locale itself, yet rice, lentils, chiles and coconut are considered as staples. Tamarind is frequently used as do Sambar powder and dried curry leaves in south Indian cuisine. Also, obviously, no supper is finished without espresso down south.

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The smell of crisp vadas, the sound of spluttering mustard seeds, the taste of piping-hot sambar made with fresh tamarind, and the touch of feather-light, soft idlis – there’s no doubt that South Indian food is a treat to the senses.

This is what to eat—and drink—in South India.

Top 20 Must Eat South Indian Food on Your Trip to India

1. hyderabadi biryani.

Made with basmati rice, vegetables or meat, onions, spices, lemon and saffron, this biryani has a unique flavour when compared to biryanis found in other states of India. The way of cooking and the spices used while making gives it an all together different taste.

2. Masala Dosa

Found in many varieties and are similar to crepes, they’re made from fermented batter of rice and black gram. Thin and crispy dosas are served hot with Sambar, a light spicy soup that’s perfect for dipping, and an assortment of chutneys(sauces), condiments made from coconut, tomato, mint etc. Masala Dosa is the popular choice which is stuffed with fried onion and potato.

Considered as Dosa’s fat cousin, it is made from the same type of batter but mixed with onion, tomato and cilantro(coriander), but tends to be thicker than a dosa and resembles more like a savory pancake.

Idlis are rice cakes made from steamed batter of fermented black lentils and rice. Sometimes instead of rice and lentils, semolina is used. It is usually served with sambar, coconut chutneys.

India’s answer to savory donut. Many different varieties can be found, both savory and sweet. Vada is made from grounded batter of legumes that have been soaked in water and seasoned with cumin, onion, curry leaves or chilies. The donut shape is given to this mixtur, then deep-fried, making them crispy outside with a soft, fluffy inside.

Both served as breakfast an dinner times, Upma is kind of thick porridge made from dry-roasted semolina or a coarse rice flour. Vegetables, spices, curry leaves and ground nuts are added to make many variations of it.

This is a bowl-shaped pancake originated from Kerala and made from fermented rice batter. Served with coconut milk or korma (curry), made from vegetables and yogurt.

A popular home remedy for sore throats and cold – Rasam is a light spicy soup made from vegetables and spices including tomato, tamarind and black pepper.

Sambar is bolied stew made with a lentil, tamarind and vegetable broth, often okra, radish or eggplant. This is served as condiments with dosas, idlis or rice.

10. Payasam

A delicious, creamy, rice and milk pudding with cashews and raisins, paal payasam is a south Indian dessert, a version of kheer, made on various festivals and celebratory occasions like onam. It is a simple recipe with richness of nuts and goodness of milk.

11. Chicken 65

This a popular deep fried spicy chicken appetizer that originated in Hotel Buhari in Chennai. This local favorite Indian appetizer is made by marinating & frying chicken bites coated with flour, curry leaves, red chilli and spices. There are a lot of variations to this dish.

12. Chicken Chettinad

A fiery chicken recipe with chicken pieces marinated in ginger, garlic, cumin, fennel, peppercorns and red chillies and cooked with onions, tomatoes, cinnamon sticks and cloves. Serve with cooked rice or chapati. This dish comes from Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu state.

13. Curd Rice

Curd rice is a popular and tasty South Indian dish that is served with a South Indian thali or meal. Curd rice is nothing but curd (yogurt) mixed with cooked rice, herbs and then tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds before being mixed with yogurt and salt.

14. Chicken Curry

A red hot spicy Andhra curry cooked with ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves, cinnamon, chicken masala and cashew and poppy seed paste. Pepper powder, coconut paste,cloves and lemon stewed together with chicken to recreate an aromatic, flavorful magic.

15. Kerala Prawn Curry

The best of juicy prawns cooked in a coconut curry. This Malabar curry will surely knock your senses off! Mix this yummy curry with steaming hot rice and you would know what we mean.

16. Coconut Chutney

The lip-smacking yummys chutney is a condiment in every South Indian spread. It goes particularly well with Idli, Dosa and Vada. Made with the goodness of grated coconut, tamarind pulp, milk and coconut oil, this chutney is a treat for your mouth.

17. Fish Molee

Don’t think of it like just another fish curry. With origin in days of Portuguese in India this is an important lunch dish in Kerala, Fish Molee is made using coconut milk, dried fish and other traditional spices that altogether give it a spicy taste. It is best served with Appam.

18. Lemon Rice

If you’re looking for a light meal at lunch time, this famous dish from Tamil Nadu is a perfect blend of rice, tomatoes, onions, red chilly, lemon juice, and curry leaf. The infusion of turmeric with lemon into rice, when served with chutney, gives it a most distinguished taste.

What is special about thali is that it is a variety of dishes on one plate. It is like a buffet set on one tray! A South Indian inspired thali would have multiple best South Indian food dishes on the plate. It is the best way to try a variety of South Indian specialties.

A thali generally consist of rice, veggie dishes, chicken or lamb curry dishes, curd (yogurt), chutneys, and local deserts.

20. South Indian Filter Coffee

South Indian style coffee is made using a coffee filter and then sugar and hot, boiled milk is added to it. The mixing of the coffee with milk and sugar between the stainless steel tumbler and bowl forms a froth at the top.

So these were the top 20 South Indian dishes to eat in India. Hope this post will help you in exploring South India by your mouth.

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A foodie’s guide to South India

Locals call it ‘God’s own country’ for a reason. With a year-round tropical climate, awe-inspiring views and fresher than fresh produce, it’s not hard to see why. In the state of Kerala you can eat like a deity every single day.

When most people picture Indian cuisine, they conjure up images of vast meaty curries, piping hot tandoori ovens and endless trays Naans or Rotis. Not to mention a level of spice that’s off the Scoville scale, which is more than most tourists can handle (myself included).

Down south this couldn’t be further from reality, where the baking heat gives way to a gentle sea breeze and lush vegetation. With it comes subtly brilliant flavours and injections of coconut, cardamom, banana and fresh mangoes into every dish. Flavours that make Southern Indian food among the best in the world.

Whether you’re feasting on sustainably caught fish or gorging on the region’s speciality breakfast foods for every meal, Kerala is a food paradise. And a scenic one too. Here’s how to explore South India right, and how to keep your taste buds happy whilst doing so.

Fresh fish in Fort Kochi

You’ll hear a lot of talk about the famous ‘Chinese fishing nets’ in Fort Kochi harbor. Their impressive design and dreamlike slow rhythm against the tide has made them something of a bustling tourist attraction, but for the fishermen and gastronomic tourists alike, it’s the catch of the day that really counts.

Fish sellers will let you take your pick of their bounty, and from there any restaurant in town will prepare it right away. It’s always fun to watch your dinner travel from sea to plate, but an auto-rickshaw driver warned me that the prime catches are always delivered to Fort Kochi’s many restaurants first. You’ll hardly be spoilt for choice with brightly painted signs offering lobsters, mussels and prawns that are caught just a short walk away from their doors.

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Fort Kochi has countless options for fine dining, but an authentic home cooked meal is always best. So my pick would be Oceanos, where an unassuming decor leads to a banquet of fish meals, technicolor chutneys and rices served on vivid green banana leaves instead of plates. With a light flavoring of ginger, garlic and a shock of lime, the legendary Kerala fish fry really is hard to beat.

For a more scenic view try the Fort House Restaurant, where you can eat unforgettable ocean produce on a pier that stretches out into the Arabian Sea. If you’re vegetarian, try the hot and sour eggplant curry, usually presented lovingly in a little terracotta pot.

Keeping it seasonal

Like everywhere else in India, the local diet is dramatically controlled by what’s in season. So if you’re a real foodie or have your heart set on picking fresh produce, take this into consideration when planning which month to visit in.

Come in March, April or May and you won’t be able to move for ripe mango overload. That means mango fish curries and succulent raw mangoes that fall apart upon the first bite. In peak season, no meal is complete without a refreshing mango Lassi.

Alternatively, take a trip down in the monsoon time (our summer) and it’s the season for Jackfruit, which has become recognized as something of a superfood in the past few years. A deeply rich source of nutrients, some even claim it has the exact consistency of pulled pork when cooked. It tastes great in tacos too.

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Breakfast for dinner

Forget that fatty breakfast of bacon and eggs; down in Kerala it’s more of a wholesome experience. Instead of pancakes, try a Dosa. Similar in consistency to a crepe but often spanning as long as your arm, they can be eaten plain or with a filling such as ‘masala’ (commonly spicy potatoes).

Served with fresh coconut chutney, no Dosa would be complete without Sambar – a delicious lentil and tamarind based broth. You won’t find any maple syrup here.

Another breakfast staple is the perfectly round and impossibly delicate Idli, a light early morning cake that melts effortlessly into your mouth. Also look out for Appam, small pancakes that are a little more manageable than ordering a giant Dosa all for yourself. An Appam and crab masala is to die for.

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Over the hotel buffet table, a group of North Indian tourists confided in me that they were eating so called “breakfast foods” for their morning meal, lunch and dinner. Come to Kerala and you’ll soon see why.

The great southern Thali

A complete feast in every sense, the illustrious Thali contains everything at once on a single platter – or traditionally on a banana leaf when eaten in South India. Typically this means every single taste will be catered for, resulting in a sensory hit of sweet, sour, salt, bitterness and dry spice. The science behind a lunchtime Thali is that it will provide complete balance, nutrition and will prevent any cravings. It also tastes amazing.

The very best Thali I’ve ever eaten was at Saravana Bharvan, which you could call a kind of Indian chain restaurant. But in a country where even McDonald’s has a regional spin (honestly try the Maharaja Mac or McPaneer burger), nothing is ever standardized.

Saravana Bharvan is one of the world’s largest vegetarian chains, found predominantly in India but with single offshoot locations in places like New York and London, aimed at India expatriates missing a taste of home. Their menu is considered South Indian cuisine, but varies dramatically depending on where you go. Their Delhi branch regularly has queues spilling out the door, but the best place to sample it is in its spiritual home of South India, or specifically in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu. Opt for the Royal Thali, and for the small sum of 150 rupees ($2.24) you will get around eight dishes, rice, a deep fried Pappadom or Puri, chutneys and free refills of Sambar. Heaven.

The purest tea you’ll ever drink

Before your trip it’s worth knowing that Kerala is essentially a dry state, and while you can drink the occasional beer or toddy – a locally brewed coconut wine – it’s best to do it like the locals and lay off the booze.

Thankfully, the state is home to the highest tea-growing region in the world. During my time in Munnar, a small town dedicated to tea picking and processing, I was repeatedly told that the higher the plant, the purer the taste. You can find tea plantations and small factories all along the Western Ghats, where it’s difficult not to be lured in by their sweet, inviting aroma.

Take your pick of the finest black tea, green tea or if you want to try something different, try the cardamom variety for a soft and cleansing flavor.

If Kerala truly is ‘God’s own country’, then tea is surely its amber nectar.

All images c/o Ellie Pashley. Feature image c/o Intrepid Travel.

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South Indian Dishes: Four South Indian States, Four Food Trails Every Foodie Must Undertake

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Food is a universal way of understanding a place, a culture, a tradition. Sadly, when one think of South India, the only thing they can think of are the South Indian dishes, dosa and idli . However, there is so much more to the delicious food offered by Southern Indian states. So, if you are a traveller who thinks their trip to a city is incomplete without tasting and savouring the local cuisine, this article is just for you.

Southern India is mostly comprised of four major states: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Try beef curry, toddy and other delicious affairs in Kerala

Aptly named God's own country, Kerala is beautiful beyond imagination. Coast, forests, backwaters and hill stations, this state has it all. And with such diverse topography comes a variety of cuisine and dishes, that have the power to tantalise all your taste buds.

Coconut, rice, jaggery and Indian spices are the key ingredients in most Keralite dishes. In most traditional food in Kerala, seafood is the hero. Prawns, fishes, scallops and even crabs are almost a daily meal. Apart from exotic seafood, another meat that is available in almost all parts of Kerala is beef. Beef fry, beef curry and beef cutlets are very popular and even available at road side dhabas .

Breakfast is mostly appam - made from fermented rice batter and puttu made from steaming hot rice flour and an authentic vegetarian platter includes rice, sambar , avial , pachadi , pickle, chips and payasam , served on a banana leaf. Apart from the food, the local drink, toddy is also a staple in most parts of Kerala. Made from the sap of Palm trees, it is said to give you quite a kick.

Paragon Restaurant

Paragon in Kozhikode is one of the most popular joints around. Lunch time here is especially busy and it is quite common for diners to share tables. This is a perfect space for a hearty fill of Kerala or Malabar meal with South Indian dishes like beef ularthiyathu , mutton biryani and kadukka varuval on the menu.

Sree Arul Jyothi Vegetarian Restaurant

Arul Jyothi has been dishing out both south Indian dishes and Kerala specials for years. One of the most famous vegetarian joints in town, it is particularly packed in the evenings. Piping hot coffee and dosas are perfect for an evening snack here.

Anjappar Chettinad Restaurant Nungambakkam

Ajnappar is a global chain, spread out across Tamil Nadu and with presence in Dubai, Singapore and Canada. It is known as the best restaurant to try some authentic Chettinad cuisine. Chicken 65, Mutton Chettinad are the dishes which regarded as the best in Anjappar. The dishes are prepared fresh and served steaming hot.

Murugan Idli Shop

Murugan Idli Shop serves soft, fluffy idlis and a medley of chutneys and powders as accompaniments. Also has kuzhi paniyarams , a cousin of the idli made on a cast-iron pan. They also have a branch in Singapore.

Kozhakattais, dosas and chettinad chicken in the coastal towns of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is not just vada and filter coffee. They make the essentials of any food while you are in the state, but honestly, Tamil Nadu has more to offer than you can even imagine. From Coimbatore and Chennai to Madurai and Pondicherry, each and every place in Tamil Nadu boasts an exquisite cuisine that is unique to the place.

Chettinad chicken, fish curry, kozhakattais and varieties of dosa are some of the items you'll find on menus across the state. Idli and sambar is one combination that is available on every highway and city in the state and makes for a delicious breakfast or even a road trip snack. Some other favoured snacks are murukku , a fried delicacy made of rice flour and Urad dal powder and sundal , roasted chickpea chat.

Idiyappam is another speciality of the state that is again made with rice flour, threaded into thin noodles and steamed. It can be eaten as a sweet dish with coconut milk or as a savoury dish with mutton/chicken curry. Last but not the least is jigarthanda , a must-try summer drink in Tamil Nadu. A speciality that originated from Madurai, jigarthanda predominantly consists of milk, almond gum, sarsaparilla syrup and sugar.

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Tamarind rice, bisi bele bhaath, uppittu and more delicacies of Karnataka

Food in Karnataka is as varied as the different corners of the state. Each region has a special way of preparing food and signature dishes popular through out India. The key ingredients in most of the meals are rice, jowar and ragi.

Udupi in Karnataka is believed to be the birthplace of dosa . Kosambari is a salad that is authentically prepared, with different varieties through out the state. Some typically classic Kannada dishes include Bisi bele bath, Ragi rotti, saaru (rasam), idli - vada sambar, neer dosa, Ragi unda, koli saaru (chicken curry - Kannada style), maamsa saaru (Mutton Curry - Kannada style), and Uppittu (upma - Kannada style).

The very popular and uber delicious Mysore masala dosa also traces its origins back to Mysore in Karnataka. Kesari Bhath and Mysore Pak are among the favourite sweet dishes in Karnataka. And the hilly district of Kodagu is particularly famous for delicious and varied pork dishes, kadumbutt (round balls made up of rice), and spicy meat preparations.

This charming restaurant in Malleshwaram is one place that takes their cuisine seriously. Exclusively catering to those who want to taste authentic Kannada food, you’ll find recipes that came right from agrarian Karnataka. And the delicacies are served in the traditional manner-on a banana leaf, completing the ‘authentic’ experience for you. It will also be a good idea for you to check out occasionally if they are holding an organic food festival- something they are wont to do sometimes.

Mavalli Tiffin Rooms

MTR is one of the most popular restaurants in Bangalore and it is worth a visit. Breakfast here has limited options but the idli served with two types of chutney just melts in your mouth. Other than that, for lunch, you get to taste some traditional curries, the kind of which is rarely prepared with such deftness.

Hotel Mahesh Prasad

Mahesh Prasad is a place you must go if you a typical South Indian dining experience is what you are after. The decor is simple but the food is uber delicious. Their doors are open all day for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a nice cup of tea. On this menu, look beyond the usual idlis and dosas and try the khara bhath, vangi bath or pongal .

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabadi biryani and other delights of Telugu cuisine in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

The three different regions of these two states make for three very distinct type of cuisines. You can find a variety of seafood in coastal Andhra, whereas in Telangana you will find some amazing millet preparations and ragi is a popular ingredient used in the semi-arid region of the states. Andhra food is one of the richest and spiciest food in India with heavy reliance on red chilli in every dish. Rice is also a major ingredient here, resulting in the world famous Hyderabadi biryani.

Pappu (kind of a lentil), tomato, gongura (a leafy plant), and tamarind are largely used for cooking curries. Ulava charu , a famous soup made from horse gram and bommidala Pulusu , a fish stew is a specialty of coastal Andhra Pradesh. Uggani, masala borugulu (a local snack), ponganaalu (wet rice flour fried in oil), and liberal use of carrot, onions and chillis make for the unique cuisine of the semi-arid regions of the state. Attirasaalu (rice-based vada using jaggery), pakam undalu , (a mixture of steamed rice flour, ground nuts, jaggery), borugu undalu (a sweet variety made corn of jowar and jaggery) and rava laddu are some of the sweet specialities in Andhra.

Bamboo Bay Restaurant

Bamboo Bay in Vishakhapatnam is not only picturesquely located, it also serves some of the best seafood in the state. Here you will find typical Andhra preparations of prawn, fishes and crabs. The idyllic setting, with a beautiful sunset in the background, and the delicious food by the sea make for a wonderful evening in Vishakhapatnam.

Minerva Coffee Shop

Minerva Coffee Shop is a local gem of Hyderabad, popular amongst tourists and locals. The scrumptious and authentic Indian dishes served here are a delight to the taste buds. Open all day-round from breakfast time to dinner, this casual haunt has one of its major draws in South India’s tiffins, a collective name used to describe an array of inviting snack pastries like the dosas or the idlis .

Bawarchi Restaurant

Bawarchi is often touted as Hyderabad’s finest biryani-serving restaurant. Despite the popularity and the consequent waiting time, the service is exceptional and incredibly swift. Start with some of their delicious Mughlai starters – perhaps the kebabs – and then move on to the biryanis, which are very much worth the wait. Both the chicken and mutton biryanis are well known, and their kheer complements them perfectly as a dessert.

Varkala Cliff

The north cliff in Varkala has a line of restaurants, serving fresh catch every evening. With one of the most picturesque sunsets in India and an elaborate choice of snappers, barracudas and swordfish lie temptingly for you to choose and enjoy! An elaborate dinner in one of the thatchy restaurants is a must-do while in Varkala.

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Photo of Varkala Cliff, Varkala, Kerala, India by Aakanksha Magan

Sulthan Restaurant, Madurai

Madurai loves its parottas and the city’s best parotta is easily the one served at Sulthan. Their kothu (minced) parotta turns up the decibel levels to attract customers. Equally delicious is their biryani with tender meat and long thin basmati rice.

So now you know that there is more to South Indian cuisine than just dosa , however it is still a major component in all the cuisines. Have you enjoyed any of these dishes? Share with us your experience of authentic South Indian cuisine right away!

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Feb 04, 2022

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Delicious South Indian Dishes

We all love savouring different sorts of dishes and when it comes to taste our joy seems to have no boundary. India is popular not only for its diverse culture but also for its drool-worthy variety of cuisine. India has a wide range of cuisine fraught with natural indigenous spices that enchant the eaters across the globe.

There is an entire world that lies beneath the surface of our food. Each region of India has its own rich cuisine and it is no coincidence that any Indian dish tastes better if cooked the local way.

Besides the elevated mountains, the scenic lakes, and celestial beauty, India is popular for its multifarious food and culture. India is renowned for its splendid dishes that explicate the culture of a particular region. I always love eating Indian food, but I’ve never ventured south of the border. From what I’ve heard, there’s a multitude of great dishes to try out that are bound to make your taste buds happy. Among all the Indian States, the South Indian States such as Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana have the most sumptuous and delectable dishes.

Read More: Top 10 Indian Food That You Must Try Once in A Lifetime

The South Indian Dishes are widely accompanied by tamarind and coconut chutney. The South Indian Dishes are not only piquant but also nutritious as they are mostly cooked in coconut oil. The South Indian Dishes are prepared using natural herbs and are excessively alimentary.

Every Indian restaurant irrespective of the region has incorporated South Indian Dishes in its menu. If you are planning to travel to South India, you must try the mouth-watering South Indian Dishes. These dishes will surely inscribe in your memories forever. From crispy vada to brittle dosa, let’s check out the top famous dishes of South India.

So without further ado, here are ten delicious South Indian dishes you should be trying out in order to broaden your palate.

Dosa is one of the traditional dishes of South India. Well, its origin is a matter of debate but some experts state that the Dosa was born in Tamil Nadu. No matter where it was originated, the Dosa is undoubtedly the most popular street food of India. Dosa is prepared using the creamy batter of rice and gram and is stuffed with fried potatoes and coriander. Dosa is often served with hot sambar and spicy dip.

The simple and easy-to-cook idli is every food lover’s dream. The idli is often taken during breakfast with coconut and chilli chutney. The idli is cooked using steamed rice batter and tempered with lentils. It is one of the most tempting dishes in South India.

The donut-shaped crispy vada is one of the most popular street foods in South India. The vada is cooked using a fermented legume batter and is soaked to enhance the taste. The vada is usually served with red and green chutney. The vada can be prepared easily at home within a few minutes. If you love cooking at home, then vada is a must to try the recipe for you.

4. Curd Rice

The heavenly combination of curd and rice is all that everyone wants to have in all three meals of a day. While it looks like an ordinary combination its recipe is not at all ordinary. The rice is first tempered with mustard seeds before mixing with the curd. The curd rice can be eaten with a healthy salad.

If you love starting your day with some healthy breakfast then uttapam is all that you want. Uttapam is prepared using a buttery and creamy batter mixed with onions and tomatoes. It looks more like a pancake but its taste is beyond your imagination. The Uttapam does not take much time to prepare. If you are a beginner and want to impress everyone with your cooking then do try this scrumptious uttapam.

6. Coconut Chutney

Coconut chutney is one of the healthiest dippings for your snack. As the name suggests coconut is the main ingredient of this popular Indian condiment and is prepared using garlic, ginger, cumin, and various spices. Every South Indian snack is incomplete with coconut chutney and it is widely served for snacks such as idli, dosa, or vada.

7. Kozikodan Biryani

Kozikodan biryani has its root in Kozikode, Kerala. It is one of the traditional dishes of South India and is cooked with roasted chicken and a cluster of spices. The Kozikodan biryani can go well with every Indian curry.

Upma is one of the most famous dishes of South India. It can be taken in breakfast as well as dinner. Upma is prepared using roasted semolina and cooked vegetables such as onion, tomato, coriander. It is normally garnished with peanuts, and curry leaves.

9. Lemon Rice

Just like curd rice, lemon rice is prepared using cooked rice mixed with herbs and tempered with spices like cumin, coriander, mustard seeds, etc. To enhance the taste, lemon juice is added to the rice. The lemon rice can be accompanied by delectable curry.

10. Payasam

Payasam is one of the tastiest desserts in South India. Payasam is a South Indian kheer prepared using soaked rice and milk. Payasam is the heart of every meal and is adorned with cashews and raisins.

South Indian cuisine is renowned for its diversity, richness, and delectable flavors that are unique to the region. With a vast range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, South Indian cuisine offers an array of flavors, aromas, and textures that tantalize the taste buds. From crispy dosas, fluffy idlis, tangy sambar, spicy chicken chettinad, and flavorful biryanis, the culinary delights of South India have a special place in the hearts and stomachs of food lovers around the world.

Whether you’re a fan of spicy food or prefer milder flavors, South Indian cuisine has something for everyone. With its bold use of spices, fresh ingredients, and cooking techniques passed down through generations, South Indian cuisine is not just about the food, but also about the cultural heritage and traditions that have shaped it over time. So, if you’re looking for a gastronomic adventure, be sure to try out some of the delectable South Indian dishes and experience the flavors of this rich and vibrant cuisine.

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Best Ideas of Indian Food for Travel

Being Indian is all about travelling to explore the world, experience and fun with friends and family. With all this, we generally get concerned on the what dishes to cook while travelling, what food to take along on long distance while doing bus or train travel, what easy recipes can be prepared for such journey much more. Here we bring you the suggestion on such food you can carry while travelling with easy to cook food recipes.

Key to preparing food which can last for long hours in car / train / plane journey is to remove the moisture / water content from the vegetables or ingredients. It is important all the ingredients are deep fried and crispy.

Indian Food for Car Travel Time of 6-8 Hours:

If the temperature outside is below 35 degrees or less, then you can choose any of the below to taken along with you on the journey:

Masala Aloo Sandwich
Grilled Paneer Sandwich
Bread Rolls
Garlic Bread
Aloo Palak Pakora
Bread Pakora
Vegetable Pulao with pickle
Sweet Corn Pulao
Puri – Aloo : This is one of the best liked and relished travel food of all time. You can pack some mango pickle or tomato thokku along.
Curd Rice with tomato thokku.
Tamarind Rice
Lemon Rice with peanut chutney

Sukhe Kale Chane

Indian food for bus or train travel time of 12-18 hours:.

Stuffed Bhindi with Besan – Paratha / Roti / Poori : The stuffed bhindi can be rolled inside the roti. Just perfect when your are driving in the car .
Methi Paratha with 10 Minute Sukhe Chole . You can also pack Jeera Aloo with the methi paratha.
Urad Dal Ki Hing Puri with Sukha Aloo along with some pickle
Stuffed Karela with paratha / roti.
Bhindi Fry Without Onion with roti / poori.
Masala Puri with tariyal aloo . These aloo are fried. Fried aloo stays well for over a day. You can pack along some pickle too.
Methi Thepla with Pickle
Puri with Crispy Karela Fry
Sukhe Kale Chane with Plain Paratha

Indian Dry Snacks for Bus/ Car/ Train Travel

Kurkure Murmure
Chakli
Dry Kachoris
Banana Chips
Punjabi Mathri

You can also pack some ready made bhujia, aloo wafers, biscuits, cookies and tea cakes.

Easy Indian Sweets which can be carried in Bus/ Car/ Train Travel :

Churma Laddoo
Mithi Bread
Besan Ladoo

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10 authentic, delicious south indian recipes (with recipe cards).

Looking for authentic South Indian recipes? Whether you want easy South Indian dinner recipes, easy South Indian lunch recipes, or South Indian breakfast recipes, these mouthwatering South Indian food recipes will tickle your taste buds and delight you and your family .

10 Authentic, Delicious South Indian Recipes

When you find the perfect recipes for your South Indian meals in this South Indian dishes list, Pin the recipes cards you want to try and save them to your Pinterest boards.

1. South Indian Vegetable Biryani Recipe

This South Indian vegetable biryani recipe was contributed by Deeparani Hari . If you’re looking for South Indian dinner recipes, this is a great South Indian recipe to try.

Ingredients used:

Cooking Oil
Cinnamon, Cloves, Bay leaf (1 each)
Green chillies: 1
Tomatoes: 2
Vegetables like carrots, beans, potatoes
Mint and coriander leaves
Salt & Red chilli powder (to taste)
Biryani masala powder

Preparation:

Heat a pan. Add oil, cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves. Then add onions and deep fry till it’s brown. Add green chillies, tomatoes and the finely chopped vegetables and mix well.

Add mint leaves. Once all these are fried, add a little curd and mix well. Then add salt to taste. Add red chilli powder and biryani masala. Let it boil. Then add rice to it mix it gently. For each cup of rice, add 2 1/2 cups water.

2. South Indian Curd Rice Recipe

This South Indian tadka curd rice recipe will teach you how to prepare curd rice, a favourite South Indian rice preparation and a staple in South Indian cuisine.

If you’re looking for easy South Indian lunch recipes, this simple, healthy curd rice recipe contributed by Susmita Barman will teach you how to make curd rice.

Ingredients:

Boiled rice
Fresh curd (yoghurt)
Grated carrots (optional)
Mustard oil
Red or green chillies
Curry leaves
Ginger juliennes
Salt & sugar for taste

Mash the boiled rice, add fresh curd, add grated carrots (optional). In a little oil, temper ( tadka ) mustard seeds, dry red chillies or green chillies, curry leaves, chana daal, ginger juliennes, and when it’s a little brown, add the tempering to the curd rice. Add salt and sugar as per taste, mix well and it’s ready to eat.

3. Crispy Medu Vada Recipe (South Indian Snack)

Looking for South India lunch box recipes? South Indian snacks like Mehu Vada are perfect for a healthy vegetarian lunch and can be easily packed into a tiffin. This crispy medu vada recipe was contributed by Shaina Verma .

1 cup of white lentils (urad dal)
Plenty of water for soaking
1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 and ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
Oil for deep frying

Soak the lentils overnight and drain well, in a colander. This will contain some residual water. Place the lentils with the ginger, salt, baking soda and peppercorns in a food processor.

Process in a blender for about 5 minutes with a few pulses, before turning on the blender continuously for 2 minutes. Remove to a bowl. Heat the oil in a wok for 2 minutes on medium heat.

Take a small amount of the lentil mixture in your palm, insert a small clean hole in the centre and gently lower into the oil. Do this with about 4 pieces, to fill the wok without crowding the wok.

4. South Indian Coconut Milk Pulao Recipe

This South Indian rice recipe was contributed by Seema Gupta and is a great addition to any South Indian meals. Here’s how to prepare South Indian coconut rice pulao.

Whole spices
Green chillies
Ginger-garlic paste
Sliced onions
Coconut milk
Basmati Rice

Heat a pressure cooker with oil on a medium flame, and once it’s hot, add bay leaf, whole spices, cumin, green chillies, curry leaves, and ginger-garlic paste. Saute for 30 seconds until aromatic.

Then add sliced onions and cook until they turn soft and light brown in colour – stir regularly. Add mix vegetables and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, water, washed Basmati Rice, salt and give a stir.

5. South Indian Vada Curry Recipe (South Indian Curry Recipe)

This delicious South Indian vada curry recipe by Deeparani Hari is not for you if you’re looking for easy South Indian dinner recipes or easy South Indian lunch recipes.

Although it is one of the more elaborate and time-consuming South Indian curry recipes, it’s a great addition to your South Indian curries list and can be had as part of a South Indian dinner menu or lunch menu.

1 cup chana dal
½ tsp fennel
1 tsp cumin
2 tbsp coriander
¼ tsp turmeric
½ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp coriander powder
1 inch cinnamon
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
A pinch of hing (asafoetida)
½ cup coconut milk
Few curry leaves
Oil for frying

First, in a large bowl, soak 1 cup chana dal for 2 hours. Drain off the water and transfer to a blender. Add ½ tsp fennel, 1 chilli, ½ tsp cumin and blend to a coarse paste without adding any water.

Transfer the chana dal paste to a large mixing bowl. Add 2 tbsp coriander, few curry leaves and ½ tsp salt. Mix well making sure all the spices are well combined.

Wet your hands with water and take a small ball-sized chana dal paste and flatten. Deep fry in hot oil keeping the flame on medium until the chana dal vada turns golden and crisp.

Drain off the vada onto kitchen paper and cool slightly. Break the vada into small pieces and keep aside. In a large kadhai , heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 1 bay leaf, 1-inch cinnamon, 3 cloves, ½ tsp fennel, pinch hing (asafoetida) until it turns aromatic.

Then add 1 onion followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste,1 chilli and few curry leaves. Saute well until it changes colour. Keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder and ½ tsp salt. Saute on low flame until spices turn aromatic.

Then, add 1 tomato and saute until the tomatoes turn soft and mushy. Add 1 cup water and ½ cup coconut milk. Mix well adjusting consistency as required. Cover and boil for 2 minutes or until the flavours are combined well.

6. Besan Karasev Recipe (South Indian Starters)

Karasev is one of the most popular and delicious South Indian starters or Indian snacks and is usually offered as a Diwali snack to guests who visit or before starting a meal. This besan Karasev recipe was contributed by Arathi Raghuveer .

Besan (gram flour): 2 large cups
Ghee/oil: 1 large cup
Oil: for frying
Asafoetida/Hing: 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder: 3-4 tablespoons
Ajwain: 1/ 4 teaspoon

Pour the besan into a large bowl and spread it well. Remove the lumps formed. If necessary, sieve it. Then heat the oil or ghee well and pour it onto the besan. Add the remaining items and mix well.

Pour water gradually and make a dough. Make sure the dough is neither very tight nor very runny. Take a portion of the dough and fill into the press which has a plate with small holes.

Heat the oil in a Kadhai and press the besan mixture to form a floral pattern. Fry until golden brown. Remove from the Kadhai and place it on a kitchen towel to remove excess oil. Fry the remaining dough in the same way and transfer the Karasev into an airtight container.

7. Pesarattu Dosa Recipe (South Indian Breakfast Ideas)

Looking for a delicious Pesarattu dosa recipe to delight your family with some South Indian breakfast ideas? This Pesarattu recipe, contributed by Shaina Verma , will take your South Indian breakfast menu to a new level.

For The Batter:

1 cup moong dal ( hesaru kaal )
2 tbsp chana dal
Water as required, to soak
1 tbsp rice flour

Other Ingredients:

7 tsp oil, for roasting 7 dosa
Half onion, finely chopped
1-inch ginger, finely chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped

First, in a large mixing bowl, soak moong dal and chana dal for at least 4 to 8 hours. Then, drain off the water and blend to smooth batter. Add water if required.

Transfer to a large bowl. Add rice flour to get extra crispiness and salt to taste. Mix the batter well and get it to a dosa batter consistency. Add water if required.

Then pour a ladleful of the batter on a hot griddle and spread it in a circular motion to make a thin circle. Also sprinkle some finely chopped onions, jeera, ginger, chilli and oil over the pesarattu .

Press gently, so that the onions stick to the dosa. If the dosa is not cooked on top, flip it and cook both sides. Now mark a triangle over dosa to fold it in the shape of a triangle.

8. Paniyaram Recipe (South Indian Snack)

Paniyaram is a South Indian breakfast dish that you can make with leftover idli batter or enjoy as a tasty South Indian snack too. This Paniyaram recipe was contributed by Sumita .

1/4 cup Urad daal
1 cup of rice
1/4 cup beaten rice
A pinch of methi (fenugreek) seeds

Wash and soak the ingredients separately for 8 hours and beaten rice for only 10 minutes before blending all the ingredients to a smooth paste. Mix them all together and set them aside for 8 to 10 hours for fermentation.

Mix some finely chopped onion, chilli, and curry leaves, give it a good mix with the spoon. Grease the paniyaram maker and pour the batter. When one side is done flip it.

9. South Indian Onion Uttapam Recipe

Wondering how to make uttapam? This South Indian breakfast dish is thicker than a typical South Indian dosa and has toppings. It is one of the most popular South Indian breakfast recipes.

Bookmark or Pin Shaina Verma’s South Indian Uttapam recipe and learn how to serve Indian uttapam to your family at breakfast.

Ingredients For Onion Toppings:

2 onion, finely chopped
2 chilli, finely chopped
A few curry leaves, finely chopped
2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

Ingredients For Batter:

3 cup dosa rice (Sona masuri rice)
½ tsp methi (fenugreek) seeds
1 cup urad dal
2 cup puffed rice ( churumuri or murmura ), washed & squeezed
1½ tsp salt
Oil for roasting

In a large bowl take 2 onions, 2 chillies, 1-inch ginger, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander and ½ tsp salt. Mix well making sure everything is well combined. Heat the griddle and pour a ladleful of dosa batter.

Spread out in a circular motion slightly thicker than regular masala dosa. Now spread the toppings on top of the uttapam evenly. After the toppings have been added, press gently so the toppings are pressed into the batter.

10. Crispy Cone Dosa Recipe

Who doesn’t love a crispy Indian snack during the monsoons? This crispy cone dosa recipe by Amita Chauhan is a great South Indian snack when you’re stuck at home, whether during the lockdown or monsoons.

2 cups of Idli rice
1/2 cup of urad dal
6 fenugreek seeds

Soak 2 cups of Idli rice, 1/2 cup of urad dal, and 6 fenugreek seeds in separate bowls of water for at least 6 hours. Drain the water and grind them together.

Add some water slowly to form the dosa batter (it should not be too watery). Add salt and mix well. Set aside for 8 to 10 hours. Your batter will be aerated and light.

In a wide-based pan, spread some sesame oil using a tissue. Then using a ladle pour in your dosa batter and in a circular motion, spread it around the pan.

Add 1 tsp of sesame oil in the middle of the batter and swivel the pan. Flip and cook until both sides turn crispy.

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50 Traditional South Indian Food Recipes

July 21, 2017 by Antonet Roajer

South Indian food recipes are spicy, flavorful and delicious. Many of these South Indian food recipes are healthy and gluten-free. This collection includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes.

1. Mysore Masala Dosa

Mysore masala dosa is a delicious dosa recipe with potato masala and spicy chutney. If you have dosa batter handy this dosa is easy to make in a few mins.

Check out the recipe for Masala Dosa .

Idlis are the healthy breakfast for everyone, especially for babies. It is a soft and spongy hot steamed rice cakes.

Check out the recipe for Idli .

South Indian Sambar is a delicious curry with softly boiled and mashed lentil and vegetables. It is a traditional South Indian dish served with rice.

Check out the recipe for Sambar .

4. Medu Vada

Medu Vadai is a popular South Indian Snack and also it is served as a snack or appetizer or for breakfast with Idli , Sambar, and Pongal.

Check out the recipe for Medu Vada .

5. Paruppu Vada

Masala Vada (Paruppu Vadai) is a spicy and crunchy evening snack. It is easy and simple to make in 20 minutes apart from a soaking time.

Check out the recipe for Paruppu Vada .

Avial (Aviyal) is a popular dish in Kerala made with mixed vegetables, coconut, and yogurt. It is an easy and simple side dish to make in just a few minutes.

Check out the recipe for Aviyal .

7. Puzhi Kulambu

Puzhi Kulambu is a tangy flavored curry, made with spices and coconut. Serve Puzhi Kulambu with rice and papad.

Check out the recipe for Puzhi Kulambu .

8. Mor Kulambu (Okra Buttermilk Curry)

Okra buttermilk curry is a simple Indian curry recipe made with buttermilk, okra, coconut, and spices. It is an easy vegetarian side dish for rice in 25 mins.

Check out the recipe for Mor Kulambu .

9. Paniyaram (Gunta Ponganalu)

Kuzhi Paniyaram is an amazing South Indian breakfast dish, with tons of flavor and taste. Kuli Paniyaram is referred as Gunta Ponganalu or Paddu in Telugu. It is also one of the famous dish in Chettinad Cuisine.

Check out the recipe for Paniyaram .

Rasam is a healthy, flavorful and light soup with spices, tamarind, garlic, and tomato. It serves at the end of a heavy meal that helps in digestion.

Check out the recipe for Rasam .

11. Egg Thokku

Egg thokku is an easy and quick side dish that serves with chapati and rice. It tastes spicy and flavorful with spices, tomatoes, and tamarind.

Check out the recipe for Egg Thokku .

12. South Indian Fish Curry

South Indian fish curry is a spicy and tangy curry with a hint of coconut flavor. It is a delicious curry that goes well with the white rice.

Check out the recipe for South Indian Fish Curry .

13. Chicken Curry

South Indian chicken curry is a delicious and spicy chicken curry flavored with spices and coconut. I like to eat this curry with hot steamed idli, dosa, and rice.

Check out the recipe for Chicken Curry.

14. Ven Pongal

Ven Pongal also knows as Khara Pongal in South India. It is also a nice comforting and healthy food for the babies, because of its soft texture.

Check out the recipe for Ven Pongal .

15. Sweet Pongal

Sweet Pongal is also known as sakkarai Pongal or chakkara pongal. South Indian Pongal taste sweet and delicious with moong dal, rice, jaggery, and ghee.

Check out the recipe for Sweet Pongal .

16. South Indian Onion Pakoda

South Indian onion pakoda is a crispy and crunchy snack with thinly sliced onion and besan (chickpea flour).

Check out the recipe for South Indian Onion Pakoda .

17. Lemon Rice

Lemon rice is a quick and easy Indian vegetarian recipe in 30 minutes for dinner. It is a healthy vegan recipe that stays gentle and light in the tummy.

Check out the recipe for Lemon Rice .

18. Coconut Rice

Coconut rice is an easy and quick dish with only a few ingredients. If you have cooked rice handy, you can easily make coconut rice in 5 mins.

Check out the recipe for Coconut Rice .

19. Pepper Chicken

Pepper Chicken is an easy and spicy chicken recipe. This chicken recipe is a great soothing recipe for common cold and flu.

Check out the recipe for Pepper Chicken .

20. Chicken 65

Chicken 65 is a popular South Indian fried chicken, which can be easily made with either breast or thigh chicken.

Check out the recipe for Chicken 65 .

21. Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani

Hyderabadi chicken biryani ( Chicken dum biryani) is a classic Indian chicken recipe. Chicken marinated with the spices, yogurt and cooked with white rice.

Check out the recipe for Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani .

23. Moong Dal Payasam

Moong dal payasam is a healthy and delicious sweet with yellow moong dal, jaggery, milk and coconut.

Check out the recipe for Moong Dal Payasam .

24. Coconut Chutney

Coconut chutney is a quick and delicious side dish for idli and dosa. It is a famous South Indian dish with coconut, fresh coriander leaves, and roasted grams.

Check out the recipe for Coconut Chutney .

25. Tomato Chutney

South Indian spicy tomato chutney is an easy and delicious side dish for Idli and Dosa in 20 minutes.

Check out the recipe for Tomato Chutney .

26. Spinach Poriyal

Spinach Poriyal is an easy and healthy South Indian spinach recipe. It is a quick and flavorful side dish with spinach, onion, and coconut that goes well with rice. You can make poriyal with other varieties of vegetables like green beans, carrot, and cabbage with the same procedure.

Check out the recipe for Spinach Poriyal .

27. Cabbage Moong Dal Kootu

Cabbage with moong dal is a quick and healthy side dish in 25 minutes. It is a famous South Indian cabbage fry recipe made with onion, green chilies, and coconut.

Check out the recipe for Cabbage Moong Dal Kootu .

28. Spicy Potato Fry

South Indian Style Homemade Potato Fry is a spicy and crispy side dish for rice varieties. It is easy and simple snack or side to make to in 15 minutes.

Check out the recipe for Potato Fry .

29. Tomato Rice

Chennai style tomato rice tastes more like a biriyani, and it is easy to make in 30 minutes. If you are craving for a biriyani, but running out of time, try making this tomato rice.

Check out the recipe for Tomato Rice .

30. South Indian Potato Masala for Puri

Potato masala is the popular South Indian side dish that served with puri. Kids would also like this potato masala and also a perfect lunch box recipe.

31. Anchovy Fry

Anchovy fry also known as Nethili fry or Netholi fry or Podimeen fry is a quick and delicious South Indian side dish for rice varieties in 20 minutes.

Check out the recipe for Anchovy Fry .

32. Garlic Paruppu Podi

Garlic Paruppu Podi or Garlic Lentils Powder is a quick and flavorful homemade rice mix for lunch or dinner. You can make it once and store it for a month.

Check out the recipe for Garlic Paruppu Podi .

33. Podi Dosa

Podi dosa is a spicy and delicious dosa recipe with idli milagai podi. It is easy and simple to make at home in just a few minutes.

Check out the recipe for Podi Dosa .

34. Egg Dosa

Egg dosa is a healthy, filling and protein-packed breakfast. Egg spread on the dosa and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Check out the recipe for Egg Dosa .

35. South Indian Chicken Masala

Chicken masala is an easy and flavorful South Indian Chicken recipe with spices. It is a spicy side dish that goes well with rice varieties and chapati.

Check out the recipe for Chicken Masala .

36. Ragi Malt

Ragi malt is a healthy and filling drink that you can serve as a breakfast or snack. It is an excellent drink for replacing a meal and helps in weight loss.

Check out the recipe for Ragi Malt .

37. Ragi Peanut Laddoo

Ragi Peanut Ladoo is a healthy snack using ragi flour and peanuts. Also, these ladoos are an excellent way to include ragi in kids diet.

Check out the recipe for Ragi Peanut Ladoo .

38. Maa Ladoo

Roasted gram ladoo also known as maa ladoo or maladu, a popular South Indian sweet recipe. It is an easy desserts recipe with roasted gram and ghee in 5 mins.

Check out the recipe for Maa Ladoo .

39. Mysore Pak

Mysore Pak is a famous South Indian sweet with besan flour, ghee, and sugar. It is soft and melt in mouth sweet, easy to make at home in just a few minutes.

Check out the recipe for Mysore Pak .

40. Unniappam

Unniyappam is a famous sweet in Kerala with ripe banana, rice flour, ghee, and jaggery. It is cooked in a special pan called appe or paniyaram pan.

Check out the recipe for Unni appam .

41. Tomato Thokku

Tomato thokku is an excellent homemade product to make it once and store it for a while. It is a good replacement for tomato chutney or tomato pickle.

Check out the recipe for Tomato Thokku .

42. Fish Puttu

Fish puttu is a popular dish in South India. It is a flavorful Indian style salmon recipe with onion, green chilies, and spices that go well with rice.

Check out the recipe for Fish Puttu .

43. Adai Dosa

Adai dosa is a different kind of dosa, a healthy and delicious breakfast idea. The dosa batter is not needed to ferment and can be quickly made in 20 minutes.

Check out the recipe for Adai Dosa .

44. Rava Dosa

Instant Rava dosa can be prepared in 20 mins if you have this mix in advance. Moreover, this homemade product takes only 5 mins to make as well.

Check out the recipe for Rava Dosa .

45. Chicken Sukka

Chicken Sukka fry is a unique South Indian chicken recipe, a delicious, flavorful dry chicken curry recipe made with Indian spices and herbs.

Check out the recipe for Chicken Sukka .

46. Spicy Fish Fry

South Indian fish fry recipe is so flavorful and delicious with spices. It is an easy and simple fried fish recipe to make in just a few minutes.

Check out the recipe for Spicy Fish Fry .

47. Onion Peanut Chutney

Onion peanut chutney is an easy and simple side dish for idli and dosa. Caramelized onion and roasted peanuts together make a delicious chutney.

Check out the recipe for Onion Peanut Chutney .

48. Onion Eggplant Chutney.

Tomato Eggplant chutney is an easy and simple side that goes well with idly, dosa and rice. This chutney is an excellent way to include eggplants in the diet.

Check out the recipe for Onion Eggplant Chutney .

49. Egg Pepper Fry

Egg pepper fry with caramelized onion and spices. A quick Indian side dish for chapati, paratha or rice varieties. This South Indian curry made in 20 mins.

Check out the recipe for Egg Pepper Fry .

50. Ennai Kathirikai Kulambu

Ennai Kathirikai Kulambu with rice is an easy lunch idea in 30 minutes. It is a quick and flavorful eggplant dish made with spices, tamarind, and coconut.

Check out the recipe for Ennai Kathirikai Kulambu .

Traveler's Guide to Popular Indian Food by Region

Traveling around India is the only way to gain an appreciation of the true variety of Indian food that actually exists. It's so much more vast than the staple Punjabi dishes that are served up at most Indian restaurants across the world. Each region has its own specialty, and there's no better way to sample Indian cuisine than at a homestay in India . You'll get fresh ghar ka khana (home cooked Indian food) and you can even learn how it's made. Discover what kind of food to expect from the most popular regions of India in this Indian food guide. Also check out these delicious curries to try in India.

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Punjab and North India

Meat and Indian bread are the main features of north Indian food. It's hearty and commonly cooked in a tandoor (clay oven fired by charcoal). North Indian curries usually have thick, moderately spicy and creamy gravies.

Popular dishes: Roti, naan, seekh kebab (minced meat on iron skewers), chicken tikka (small chunks of marinated and grilled chicken), butter chicken, tandoori chicken, aloo muttar (curry made with potatoes and peas), rajma (curry made with red kidney beans), chana masala (curry made with chickpeas), samosa, daal makhani (daal made with butter).

Many migrants from Kashmir have moved to Delhi and other north Indian cities. There you can sample their cuisine, usually consisting of hearty meat cooked in curd or milk.

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South India

South Indians can't do without rice. It's the staple in their diet. In Kerala, most dishes are coconut-based and seafood is a specialty. In Tamil Nadu , watch out for Chettinad cuisine, perhaps the most fiery of all Indian food. Cuisine from Andhra Pradesh is also hot and spicy. Hyderabad is famous for its biryani. And, the Udupi region of Karnataka is renowned for its simple but vast vegetarian fare.

Popular dishes: No South Indian meal is complete without rice in some form or other -- either boiled rice or idlis (steamed cakes made from rice batter), or dosas or uttapams (pancakes made from a batter of rice and lentil flour). Perhaps the south Indian food that's most enjoyed by travelers is the masala dosa . It's a thin crispy pancake filled with spicy potato and onion. Cheap and tasty!

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Rajasthan's cuisine has evolved to suit the state's harsh dry climate. Dishes are often made to be stored for several days and served without heating. Dairy products are used extensively due to scarcity of water, and liberal dousing of food with ghee (clarified butter) is regarded as a sign of prosperity. Unrefined regional grains such as millet and jowar (sorghum) are common as well.

Popular dishes: You can't visit Rajasthan and not sample d aal-baati-churma . This hearty and iconic dish consists of daal (lentil preparation), baked round baati (bread), and baati crushed and fried in ghee and jaggery. It's also widely consumed in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The food in Goa is dominated by seafood (of course, being a coastal state) and pork. The Portuguese influence shows up more obviously at dinner in the evenings, when roast beef may even be served (most Goans are Catholic, and as a result eat beef). Goan food also features elaborate puddings and cakes. Xacutti (coconut-based curry), cafreal (marinated and fried/grilled), sorpotel (stew), recheado (stuffed), ambot tik (sour and spicy), and vindaloo (fiery curry marinated with garlic and vinegar or wine) are common types of dishes. And of course, Goan chourico (sausages) and Goan pao (bread).

Popular dishes: Goan fish curry, pork vindaloo , pork sausages. All washed down with a chilled King's Beer. (Goans also love a drink!).

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Gujarat and West India

Gujarat's cuisine is known for its slight sweet touch (at least a pinch of sugar is added to most dishes!) and is traditionally entirely vegetarian. This makes it a delight for those who don't like to eat meat. Rest assured you don't have to go to Gujarat to get lip-smacking Gujarati food. It's widely available in Mumbai .

Popular dishes: Don't miss feasting on a Gujarati thali (platter with a wide range of different food items).

Bengal and Odisha

Bengalis and Odias LOVE fish! It's fried, stewed lightly with vegetables, or made into jhol (curry with thin consistency). Hilsa (ilish) is the most savored variety of fish in Bengal. Equally adored when it comes to food are sweets, usually milk-based. The most renowned item in Odia cuisine is perhaps dalma -- a hearty stew made out of lentils and vegetables.

Popular dishes: Maacher jhol (fish curry), sorshe maacher jhol (curry with mustard paste), daab chingri (coconut prawn curry), sandesh (sweet made with condensed milk and sugar) rasgulla , (sweet made from balls of Indian cottage cheese cooked in light sugar syrup), mishti doi (sweet made from curd and jaggery and served in an earthen pot).

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Ladakh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh

You'll find a significant Tibetan and Nepali influence in the cuisine of the mountainous areas of northern India, due to migration and proximity to the borders of these countries.

Popular dishes: Thukpa (hearty noodle soup), momos (steamed or fried stuffed dumplings), gyakho (stew). In Sikkim, try tongba (famous Himalayan millet beer).

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North East India

Also very different to typical Indian cuisine, food in North East India is largely devoid of oil and masalas . However, it is hot and spicy! Rice, vegetables and meat stew make up most meals. Pork is very popular and beef is not forbidden. You'll also come across some rather usual ingredients, such as ant eggs, dog meat and hornet larvae.

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The Magic of South Indian Food: Hot and Rich in Types

Encompassing the five states of India - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala , you can predominantly find the South Indian cuisine.

Both the geography and cultural influence of the South has a significant influence on the region's culinary choices. Since all these states are geographically huge, there are significant regional differences in both their typically vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Key Style of the South Indian Food

Staple foods, common cooking oils, important spices and ingredients.

The variation in the taste has made the south Indian food globally famous. With a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, along with the uniqueness and distinct food habits – south India is a connoisseurs’ paradise.

The following list briefly discusses about the various food options in the five states of south India.

• Andhra Cuisine

Hyderabadi cuisine is definitely the first thing that comes to mind when talking about Andhra cuisine. The Nizams had a strong affiliation for spicy food and thus most of the Andhra cuisine is spicier than any other South Indian food. Apart from the famous Hyderabadi Biryani, Andhra also offers Ullava Chaaru, Chepala Purusu, and a host of other dishes to gorge upon. Travelling to Hyderabad is incomplete without a full plate Biryani. The other places famous for their Biriyanis are Paradise and Hyderabad House. If you have tasted Biriyani in other parts of the country, you will find a stark difference in the taste.

• Karnatak Cuisine

As you move the rest of the states in South India, you will find that Karnataka cuisine perhaps uses the least spices and chilli. Still, you can see the difference in Northern Karnataka. The folks liberally use palm sugar and jaggery in some of the preparations. Also, there is a comparatively more vegetarians than other Southern states. Do not miss trying out the vegetarian south Indian foods like Udupi dosas, bisi bele bath, and rava idlis all of which enjoy immense popularity. Hallimane (home type food), a traditional Karnataka food at North is an absolute try and is a hotter dish than what you find in south Karnataka. If you wish to take back some items home, get doodh peda from Dharwad.While you travel up the state, try benne dosa (butter dosa) in Davengiri.

• Kerala Cuisine

You can find lots of variety in Kerala food. Malabari Muslim and Syrian Christian schools of cooking have strong influence on Kerala cuisine. You can find extensive use of coconut in almost all forms of dishes forms of dish prevalent and contributes a certain zing to the taste. The unique amalgamation of the seafood and the coconut oil marks the speciality of the Kerala curries. Aviyal, one of the loved dishes, has coconut and different vegetables. The layered Kerala Parotta is famous for the unique recipe that gives a crisp outer layer and squashy inner layers. It is typically eaten with kurma and not just in Kerala, it is massively popular in all other southern states too. Sadya, which translates to banquet in Malyalam, offers a varied range of dishes served on a banana leaf. This is a traditional food item and you can see many folks eating thison a daily basis in Kerala. Lapped within a great architecture of nature, this place is one of the finest holiday destinations and what adds the cherry on top is the maverick food choices and dishes.

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• Tamil Cuisine

Tamil cuisine has a big thing with rice, period. Veg and non-veg people across consume their staple dish, rice. Dishes like sambhar, paruppu, rasam, kuzhambu,and more are consumed with rice. You can find many different dishes of sweet and snacks made from rice in some form or the other.

Idli, Dosa are the two main food items that underlies south Indian food. Interestingly, this platter has gotten so much popular, it is available all across the globe and is one of the healthiest and filling option for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The thalis also find its love amongst tourists and most of the curries have a particular taste, signature to the rest of the south Indian food.

• Telangana Cuisine

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Karnataka Food

North Karnataka Cuisine is mostly prepared with rice and millet. They also use a lot of spices and take a variety of chutneys and pickles with their food.
Coastal Karnataka Cuisine is most seafood based. Chicken, Fish and Meat is essentially prepared in coconut oil and coconut curry and are served with rice which is the staple food.
Coorgi Cuisine is again very distinct. Pork is their favourite and most commonly used meat. They also use a lot of kokum in their food preparations.
South Karnataka Cuisine is also known as the Old Mysore Cuisine where the stable food is rice and millets. The curries are thick and sweet and sour and are served with steamed rice. Mysore Pak is a popular specialty of the place.

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Russia actively promoting moscow as a tourist destination for indian travellers, improving infrastructure and visa process..

Russia is making an active bid to attract Indian travellers to visit Moscow -- a huge megalopolis and the historical, political and spiritual heart of the Russian Federation. The Moscow City Tourism Committee is promoting the city not only as a cultural capital but also as a business hub as it plans to onboard trade partners, tourists and vacationers. Moscow has also strengthened cooperation with the tourism sectors of allied nations, hosting familiarization tours for delegates and arranging business trips to showcase the city's tourism potential.

Travelling to Moscow has now become easier as tourists from India and 54 other countries can apply for an electronic visa to enter Russia from August 1, 2023. (Unsplash)

To accommodate visitors, Moscow is improving its infrastructure: signs are now available in English and Chinese, all announcements on public transport are repeated in English, and hotels are also adapting to cater to the needs of guests from various countries and ensure a comfortable stay. "We are still on our way to restore the flow of Indian tourists in Moscow like it used to be before the pandemic," said Bulat Nurmukhanov, Head of International Cooperation Division of Moscow City Tourism Committee.

Bulat further said that before the pandemic, there was a steady growth of 12-15 per cent on a year-on-year basis. In the first half of the year, Moscow received about 20,000 Indians, compared to the same period a year ago, it is about 56 per cent higher. In a bid to make Moscow a must-visit destination, the committee is actively working on improving the infrastructure for international travellers. Moscow is spearheading the development of innovative standards in catering to the needs of foreign travellers.

Tourists arriving in the capital can stay in hotels of various price segments. They can savour traditional Russian cuisine, and can also indulge in a diverse culinary experience, with options ranging from authentic Indian delicacies to continental dishes prepared to the highest standards. In 2022, the number of foreign tourists who visited Moscow increased by 6.3 per cent compared to 2021, reaching a total of 1.7 million.

Travelling to Moscow has now become easier as tourists from India and 54 other countries can apply for an electronic visa to enter Russia from August 1, 2023. The impact of e-visa rollout would be available by October this year after the quarterly data from the Russian border control agencies is analysed, Bulat said.

Moreover, the Russian government is planning to come out with a virtual 'Foreign Tourist Card' that will enable cashless payments for various services. "The idea behind this card is, a person back home in India can remotely apply for this card and then he/she can transfer money from the personal bank account to this bank account," Bulat added.

Meanwhile, sources in the Indian Embassy in Moscow told reporters that the Indian tourism ministry as well as the governments of Goa and Kerala are slated to participate in roundtable discussions this month. There are also plans to engage social media influencers to improve the inward traffic to India. Before the pandemic, around 3 lakh Russian tourists visited India annually. The numbers are down to around 80,000-90,000 of late.

To facilitate easy visitor movement across the city, there is "Discover Moscow" -- a navigation and travel web portal about Moscow and "RUSSPASS travel service" -- a digital platform designed for planning trips across Russia. The Discover Moscow portal features descriptions of over 1,200 architectural landmarks in Moscow. The site provides news, digests with festival and event information and curated lists of exhibition venues.

By availing the RUSSPASS travel service, tourists can access all essential information for a trip to Moscow on the site, including visa and currency matters, accommodation and transportation options in the capital. The site also offers a trip builder feature, allowing tourists to select pre-designed city routes or create their own itinerary from their favourite locations. There are versions of the site in Russian, English, Spanish and Arabic.

On the cultural scene, Moscow boasts 10,000 cultural venues including theaters, museums, libraries, parks, cinemas, concert halls, and more. In the last decade, around 900 parks and green spaces have been renovated.

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From Korean BBQ in Mount Laurel to tequila at the shore, four restaurants to check out

Craig Vogt’s latest South Jersey restaurant has fit right into the dining scene in Mount Laurel.

Vogt, a Mount Laurel native, couldn’t be happier with the reception that Dolsan Korean BBQ and Sushi has received.

Located at 3747 Church Road in the Princeton Place shopping center, Dolsan is the second in the brand. The other is Dolsat House Korean BBQ Restaurant in Cherry Hill, just miles away from the new restaurant.

“Business is picking up now that word is spreading,” said Vogt, a Lenape High School, who added that the positive reviews have helped, too. “We have 11 tableside barbeque hoods where our servers cook your Korean barbeque meats, and those are sold out on Friday, Saturday and Sunday dinner.”

Reservations are recommended for groups larger than four people.

He says their most popular items are Dolsan kalbi (prime), marinated kalbi, prime ribeye, wagyu chuck flap and wagyu skirt steak.

Customers can choose a grill table or a regular table if they're just getting sushi. The atmosphere is modern and sleek.

“We have brought in a seasoned experienced Korean chef from Manhattan with over 20 plus years of experience in fine dining, Korean and Japanese,” Vogt added. “Our sushi chef also has 25 plus years of experience. We serve Uni and bluefin tuna. Some of the best in the world. Almost 80% of our clients get the barbecue combos which come with a nice variety of meats and food.

“We will expand our Dolsan/Dolsot brand to other parts of New Jersey. We are currently looking at Philly suburbs and Central Jersey.”

Haldi Fine Indian Cuisine, Mount Laurel

The Village at Cambridge Crossing shopping center in Mount Laurel just got a new addition.

A fine dining Indian restaurant has opened at a popular shopping center in Mount Laurel.

Haldi Fine Indian Cuisine had its grand opening on April 19 in a shopping center which also includes Bhan Thai, Pancheros Mexican Grill, La Scala’s Pronto, Ruby Tuesday, LA Fitness, and more.

Haldi says its menu “showcases diverse regional flavors and time-honored cooking techniques” as well as a “delightful fusion of spices, aromas, and textures.”

The Village at Cambridge Crossing is located along Route 38 with proximity to Rowan College at Burlington County and many other businesses.

The restaurant is located at 4180 Dearborn Circle.

Radin’s Delicatessen, Cherry Hill

Owner Russ Cowan is a fourth-generation restaurateur who previously owned Famous 4 th Street Deli in Philadelphia and The Kibbitz Room in Cherry Hill.

Radin’s Delicatessen is located in the Short Hills shopping center at 486 Evesham Road in a space previously occupied by Short Hills Restaurant and Delicatessen, which closed three years ago. The Radin’s name comes from delis previously owned by Cowan’s family years ago in Brooklyn, New York.

Corned beef (they pickle their own) is a specialty as well as pastrami, which they smoke themselves. They also do their own baking.

Hot corned beef, hot roast beef, hot pastrami, fresh roasted turkey, beef salami, smoked ham, are among the overstuffed delicatessen sandwiches offered. Reubens, hot dogs and knish, burgers and cheesesteaks, matzo ball soup, potato pancakes, salads are also on the menu. Ungashtupt sandwiches sport the names of locations in New York, such as the “Franklin Avenue” (corned beef, pastrami, Swiss), “Far Rockaway” (brisket, turkey, Swiss and lettuce) and many more.

Cakes and other desserts are also available at this traditional Jewish deli.

Mexiquila, Somers Point

Its website intro offers “Mexican inspired. Tequila infused.”

Mexiquila, which had its grand opening in February, is closed Wednesday and Sunday and is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 4 to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday noon to 10 p.m.

The menu has quite a bit to choose from.

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P eople familiar with Kolapasi, the cloud kitchen, know what sort of dishes it offers. The food is simple yet tasty, and the dishes stay true to their South Indian roots. Having expanded its presence overseas, in countries like Australia, and the USA, the brand has gone from strength to strength over the past 11 years.

Bit by the expansion bug, the founders of the cloud kitchen recently opened their first dine-in outlet, named Kolapasi Indian Canteen, in India, and their preferred location to set up shop was none other than Chennai.

Situated close to the famous Tower Park, the Kolapasi Indian Canteen is unassuming. The interior décor is minimalist, and there are inviting phrases about food and foodies on the walls. But one can’t miss the bright sign inside the shop that reads: ‘See-TasteOrder’. The concept is similar to that of an ice cream parlour, Adithya Jothi, co-founder of the brand, tells us.

Guests can sample offerings before making their selection, which we are told will minimise food waste. Then there is ‘Plan Your Portion’, a concept that goes hand-in-hand with See-Taste Order, as diners can choose from dry and wet curries , rice bowls and special combos as per their liking. The dry and wet curries are offered in portions weighing 100g, while the rice bowls and special combos are set items on the menu. We began with the veg biriyani rice bowl and we were suggested that the Chicken chukka will go well with it. The warm biriyani rice had a nice glaze on top and a mild taste, while the spicy chukka was a good combination. The meat was done well, and the aroma of the dish filled the room.

We also got the Prawn chukka and realised that this should have been suggested for the biriyani, as this went well together. The prawns were cooked to perfection and were not bone-dry, very rare in chukka-style dishes.

Then, we opted for the ghee rice with Nilgiri chicken, and since we wanted to try vegetarian dishes too, we got 100g portions of the Brinjal perattal and Paneer tawa fry . The rice was nicely prepared, but the vegetarian sides were disappointing. The paneer was very dry, and the oily Brinjal perattal did not appeal to us. The saving grace was the Nilgiri chicken, which was as good as it gets, so we went for a second serving.

It is at this point that the 100g portion made sense, for we did not waste any of the dishes we were served, and we could see that it allowed diners to try different dishes on offer without the fear of filling up their stomachs really quickly. We also tried a few other dishes, but one offering that stood out was the Slado, a drink that contains only coconut nectar and water. Adithya tells us the drink contains no preservatives. It was very refreshing and had the taste of nectar through and through. It also cooled our bodies down, which is very welcome at this time in Chennai. It is not easy to open a dine-in outlet, especially so when a brand has established itself well as a cloud kitchen. But Kolapasi seems to have pulled it off. Be sure to try their signature dishes and Slado in particular.

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It’s out with the Ancient and in with the ‘divine’ at 1726 Chestnut St., with last Tuesday’s opening of Sura Indian Bistro.

The restaurant is the latest endeavor from the team behind Ancient Spirits & Grille, which had occupied the three-story space since 2021. The name Sura comes from Sanskrit for “of the gods.” The overhauled menu, co-owner Syam Namballa told Billy Penn, explores centuries of Indian culinary arts.

“We’ve revived the old, forgotten cuisines from different parts of the subcontinent,” the 41-year-old said, “and tried to make them as authentic as possible.”

The aim, Namballa and general manager Kiran Sodhi explained, is to reflect the diversity of flavors across the country’s regions.

“We’ve had so many cross-cultural influences coming into India,” Sodhi said, listing Dutch, Portuguese, French, British, and Mughal, “to name a few. Everyone who came in left a stamp culturally, foodwise, and there are certain pockets of India which still associate with that culture.”

One example off Sura’s dinner menu is a Dutch-style tandoori salmon ($26), reduced in red wine and marinated in a spice-infused orange juice over two nights, then grilled and served with a South Indian sauce of tempered mustard leaves, coconut milk, and ginger garlic paste.

A more recent influence can be found in the British-inspired smoked tikka masalas ($22-$36), and a pair of eggs benny options—with or without chicken tikka ($18, $17)—both served with curried hollandaise spice and home fries, off the brunch menu.

Region-specific flavors are represented throughout. Starters like a chickpea flour Amritsari fish fry ($17), and finely minced Lucknow-style galouti (“soft,” or, more accurately “melt in your mouth”) kebabs ($23) stem from different areas of North India. Elsewhere on the menu, pongal (milk-boiled rice) with mutton roast ($28), and a mamsam iguru goat curry ($26) stand as South Indian specialties.

True to tradition, the Hyderabadi biryani ($18-$27) is cooked without tomato or red chili and blended with yogurt, while the Malabar Heaven ($26) is a creamy cardamom and coconut milk curry to compliment the seafood flavors of the subcontinent’s southwestern coast.

Available till 2:30 p.m. weekdays, Sura’s lunch specials also offer regional distinctions, with Northern, Southern, and Mughlai-inspired set menus ($18-$23). Once they arrive from India, tiffins—tiered lunch boxes used for workday food deliveries throughout India —will also be used for a build-your-own-tiffin lunch option.

Royal traditions get a nod too, through Sura’s shikar, or hunting feast. A dinner for two, it includes a soup or salad, naan (butter, garlic, cheese, or green-chile), and a glass of house wine each, accompanying either khargosh (spice-rubbed whole rabbit cooked in a clay tandoor, and quartered over saffron rice and boiled egg, $75), or lamb shank musallam with kheema gravy and rice ($65).

House-made syrups infuse several of the bar’s cocktails ($16-$17)—a ginger syrup for the vodka and elderflower liqueur Endless Summer, a botanical blend for the mezcal and lemon soda Herb of Life, and a chai spice concoction for Sura’s take on an Old Fashioned, the Chai Rye. A dessert cocktail, the Coorg Jamaican Coffee, combines warm brew and coffee liqueur with dark rum and shaved cinnamon, topped with cream.

As with his other establishments—Syam Namballa, along with business partner and high school friend Mahi Reddy, own over 25 multi-cuisine Indian restaurants along the East Coast—Sura’s produce and proteins are all organic and sourced from local farms, with spices shipped from India.

“We want the food to maintain the sanctity and dignity of the ingredients we use,” Namballa said.

Through the shift from Ancient to Sura, the restaurant interior has remained mostly untouched—the same 115 seats across two floors, with a third level divided between two event rooms with a capacity of 32 and 18 (there’s also an elevator). The bigger change has been in the kitchen, with new executive chef Sagar Hajare. Prior to arriving in Philly two weeks ago, Hajare had held the same position at Indian restaurants in Georgia, Texas, and Arkansas, with previous stints in China, Japan, and Singapore following four years of culinary school in India.

“It’s a proud feeling, always, to share something from your country,” the 29-year-old chef told Billy Penn. “And food is the best way to share your culture.”

He’s recently made an addition to the menu with baingan bharta, a grilled eggplant starter popular throughout the subcontinent’s regions, and another key component in a culinary lineup designed to “bring you all the way from Philadelphia to India,” he said. “[And] it’s cheaper than a flight.”

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