🍛 Simple Descriptions for South Indian Recipes
🥣 Breakfast Delights
Idli – Soft, fluffy steamed rice cakes that are light and healthy.
Dosa – Crispy rice crepes, perfect with chutney and sambar.
Upma – A savory semolina dish with veggies and spices.
Pongal – Comforting rice and lentil dish seasoned with pepper and ghee.
Pesarattu – Green gram dosa, nutritious and protein-rich.
🍛 Main Course Meals
Sambar – Tangy lentil stew with vegetables and spices.
Rasam – Spicy, soupy dish made with tamarind and tomatoes.
Pulihora – Tamarind rice with crunchy tempering and peanuts.
Tomato Bath – Tomato-flavored rice with aromatic spices.
Vegetable Kurma – Mixed veggies in a creamy coconut-based gravy.
🍚 Rice Varieties
Lemon Rice – Zesty rice with mustard seeds and green chilies.
Coconut Rice – Fragrant rice with grated coconut and curry leaves.
Curd Rice – Cooling rice mixed with yogurt and tempered spices.
Bisi Bele Bath – A hearty one-pot rice-lentil dish with vegetables.
Jeera Rice – Simple cumin-flavored rice, South Indian style.
🍲 Curries & Gravies
Gutti Vankaya – Stuffed brinjal curry with rich spices.
Bendakaya Pulusu – Okra cooked in tangy tamarind gravy.
Tomato Pappu – Tomato dal, comforting and easy to make.
Kootu – Mild lentil and vegetable stew, great with rice.
🥗 Side Dishes & Chutneys
Coconut Chutney – Classic chutney made with fresh coconut.
Tomato Chutney – Tangy and spicy chutney for dosas and idlis.
Peanut Chutney – Nutty and creamy chutney with a kick.
Onion Pachadi – Spicy onion-based chutney with tamarind.
Avakai – Fiery mango pickle, a South Indian favorite.
🧆 Snacks & Tiffins
Medu Vada – Crispy lentil doughnuts, crunchy outside, soft inside.
Punugulu – Deep-fried snack made from dosa batter.
Mysore Bonda – Fluffy fritters with a hint of spice.
Murukku – Crunchy spiral snack made from rice flour.
Masala Vada – Spicy lentil patties, perfect with tea
