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

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2. Bread Upma – Quick Breakfast Recipe

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3. Idli Manchurian Recipe

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4. Crispy Onion Rings

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5. Palak Paneer Cheese Dosa Recipe

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6. Carrot-Beans Poriyal Recipe -(Shallow Fry)

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7. Elephant Foot Yam Recipe – Karunai Kilangu Shallow Fry

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8. Boiled Potato Fry Recipe – Bangaladumpa Vepudu

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9. Onion-Tomato Chutney – Pyaz-Tamatar Chutney Recipe

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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

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11. Cheese Idli With Leftover Idlis

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12. Mix Vegetable Idli Recipe

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13. Instant Aloo Idli Recipe

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14. Paneer Masala Idli

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15. Stuffed Aloo Idli Recipe

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16. Green Peas (Hare Matar) Idli Without Food Color

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17. Medu Vada/Urad Vada Recipe-How to Prepare Medu Vada

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18. Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe – How to prepare Kuzhi Paniyaram

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19. Multi-Grain Dosa Recipe

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20. Vermicelli Upma Recipe-Semiya Upma

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21. South Indian Style Fluffy Idli

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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

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23. Beetroot Curd Rice

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24. South Indian Style Curd Rice – Authentic Daddojanam

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25. Egg Ghee Roast Mangalorean Style

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26. Curd Rice – Republic Day | Independence Day Garnish

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27. Paruppu Usili – Paruppu Usili Recipe

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28. Ragi Adai – Kezhvaragu Adai/Finger Millet Recipe

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29. Sambar Rice-How To Prepare Sambar Sadam?

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30. Tamarind Rasam – How to Make Tamarind Rasam

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31. Pasalai Keerai Masiyal Recipe – Palak Masiyal

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32. Beans Poriyal Recipe – Beans Poriyal (Shallow Fry) With Dal Combination

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33. Onion Chutney With Coriander Leaves Recipe

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34. Carrot Poriyal Recipe-Shallow Fry With Coconut

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35. Simple Carrot Rice Recipe

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36. Moong Dal Recipe- Pasi Paruppu Sambar

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37. Ven Pongal Recipe – Ven Pongal

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38. Ridge Gourd Shallow Fry Recipe- Peerkangai Shallow Fry

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39. South Indian Pumpkin Fry Recipes

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40. Simple & Easy South Indian Lemon Rice Recipe

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41. South Indian Idli – Idli Recipe

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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.

42. Coconut Kheer | Nariyal ki Kheer

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43. Carrot Kheer | गाजर की खीर | Gajar Kheer | Carrot Payasam

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44. Rava (Semolina) Kesari Sooji Halwa (With Food Color)

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45. Sweet Pongal – How to Prepare Sakkarai Pongal?

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46. How To Prepare Pidi Kozhukattai-Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe

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47. Khubani Ka Meetha Recipe – Indian Apricot Pudding

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