Want to try some authentic South Indian dishes? Here is a list of some original South Indian recipes.
We all love to eat South Indian food every few days. It is light yet filling and full of nutrition.
We all have a habit of limiting South Indian cuisine to just Idli or Vada. These are the everyday South Indian dishes in all the Southern States. But it is almost criminal to think like that when you haven’t even explored the wide variety of food dishes it has, including the main course and sweet dishes.
So let’s go through the below-mentioned South Indian dishes and get some more knowledge on the fantastic food it includes.
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South Indian Starters
Appetisers are some easy-to-make and straightforward food that enhances the taste of the main course we have. South Indian cuisine, too, has such simple and effective appetisers one can make.
1. Poha Rava Vada
2. Bread Upma – Quick Breakfast Recipe
3. Idli Manchurian Recipe
4. Crispy Onion Rings
5. Palak Paneer Cheese Dosa Recipe
6. Carrot-Beans Poriyal Recipe -(Shallow Fry)
7. Elephant Foot Yam Recipe – Karunai Kilangu Shallow Fry
8. Boiled Potato Fry Recipe – Bangaladumpa Vepudu
9. Onion-Tomato Chutney – Pyaz-Tamatar Chutney Recipe
South Indian Breakfast Dishes
What will be a better way to start your day with soft idli and mustard tempered coconut chutney? Have a look at these nutritious South Indian breakfast dishes to start your day splendid.
10. Dalia Upma | Broken Wheat Upma
11. Cheese Idli With Leftover Idlis
12. Mix Vegetable Idli Recipe
13. Instant Aloo Idli Recipe
14. Paneer Masala Idli
15. Stuffed Aloo Idli Recipe
16. Green Peas (Hare Matar) Idli Without Food Color
17. Medu Vada/Urad Vada Recipe-How to Prepare Medu Vada
18. Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe – How to prepare Kuzhi Paniyaram
19. Multi-Grain Dosa Recipe
20. Vermicelli Upma Recipe-Semiya Upma
21. South Indian Style Fluffy Idli
Main Course South Indian Dishes
Rice dishes in South India are essential, especially for lunch. Every state in South India will serve a rice dish in its ways. They are, in general, rice lovers. But you will find many South Indian dishes to cook in the main course.
22. Sambar Recipe for Dosa & Idli
23. Beetroot Curd Rice
24. South Indian Style Curd Rice – Authentic Daddojanam
25. Egg Ghee Roast Mangalorean Style
26. Curd Rice – Republic Day | Independence Day Garnish
27. Paruppu Usili – Paruppu Usili Recipe
28. Ragi Adai – Kezhvaragu Adai/Finger Millet Recipe
29. Sambar Rice-How To Prepare Sambar Sadam?
30. Tamarind Rasam – How to Make Tamarind Rasam
31. Pasalai Keerai Masiyal Recipe – Palak Masiyal
32. Beans Poriyal Recipe – Beans Poriyal (Shallow Fry) With Dal Combination
33. Onion Chutney With Coriander Leaves Recipe
34. Carrot Poriyal Recipe-Shallow Fry With Coconut
35. Simple Carrot Rice Recipe
36. Moong Dal Recipe- Pasi Paruppu Sambar
37. Ven Pongal Recipe – Ven Pongal
38. Ridge Gourd Shallow Fry Recipe- Peerkangai Shallow Fry
39. South Indian Pumpkin Fry Recipes
40. Simple & Easy South Indian Lemon Rice Recipe
41. South Indian Idli – Idli Recipe
Authentic South Indian Dessert
We know very little about the sweet dishes in South Indian cuisine. And it is a given that every cuisine has something sweet to offer. So enjoy some unique sweet delight with the below desserts.