Southern states of Incredible India are ideal for experiencing different culture, grand festivals and untouched natural beauty.The only common thing about all the states is the hospitality i.e ‘Atithi Devo Bhav’ and amazing cuisine. When you are traveling to South India, do not forget to savor the ethnic taste of the land.
South Indian food appeals to each and every sense of a person. Soft – soft idlis with spicy and hot sambarmade with fresh and pulpy tamarind and the fresh coconut chutney. Crispy and tasty vada, Rasam a delicious cocktail of different spices and a lot more lip smaking dishes make your trip unforgettable.
Rice, lentils, coconut, spices, tamarind, curd, curry leaves and mustard seeds are the mail features of South Indian food. All these reasons made this cuisine extremely popular all over India and internationally as well. Some well-known dishes of this region are Dosa, idli, rasam, sambhar, curd rice; lemon rice is some of the popular dishes.
The cuisine of South India is quite different to that of the other parts of the country and known for its light, low calorie appetizing dishes. It is different from rest of the world not only in taste but also in cooking methods. The prevalence of sour taste is high in the food of these regions.Coconut oil is mainly used to prepare the various food items of this area.
Every region of India has its own spices and ingredients that make their food unique. In South India, spices are used generously in food. But one must not forget that every spice used in the dishes have some or the other nutritional as well as medicinal properties.
The cuisine of South India is known for its light, low calorie appetizing dishes. The traditional food of South India is mainly rice based. Every food in the south is incomplete without rice, so make this as a part of your meal. The cuisine is famous for its wonderful mixing of rice and lentils to prepare yummy lip smacking dosas, vadas, idlis and uttapams.
In south India, food is basically served on a banana leaf, which determines the culture of south Indian people. This food is a combination of dishes from various states of southern India.
Tamil Nadu
This state is the origin of the most famous South Indian cuisine that is eaten around the world.The food of this state is extremely spicy, usually vegetarian and absolutely sensational. The famous dishes are Idlis, dosas, sambhar and vada. You can also try Meats and seafood on your Tamil table. An appealing garnishing of oil, mustard seeds, coconut, dried chilies and black gram is common for almost every dishes.
Kerala
Kerala cuisine is predominantly non-vegetarian and the staple food is fish with steaming rice. Banana chips and jackfruit chips are the most appreciated snacks over here. The tempting garnishing includes pepper, cumin, rd dried chilies, cinnamon, cloves and coconut.
Andhra Pradesh
The cuisine of this state has the Mughal impact and a large part of it is similar to Hyderbadi cuisine. The dishes are hot and spicy like kebabs and briyanis. The home-made pickles, papads and dry chutney powder are served with the main food.
The Malabar Coast
The food Malabar Coast has the pungent aroma of spices like cardamom, cinnamon, clove and black pepper which have lured many foreigners. Rice is the main food in south. The other delicious and dishes are chicken Malabar, Kappa, Appam, coconut fish and root tubers etc.
So, strop your taste buds and be ready to grab the first bite of this delicious south Indian food.
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