The cuisine from the five southern states of India — Tamil Naidu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is grouped together as the South Indian cuisine. This cuisine offers a wide range of vegetarian as well as non vegetarian delicacies that is sure to delight one’s taste bud. Let us explore the mouth watering dishes from the Southern Indian states to experience the essence of each of these states.

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Idli

Idli is one such stable South Indian food that is healthy and easy to make that tastes best with chutney and sambar. A must try dish indeed.

Ingredients

Parboiled rice : 1 cup

Basmati rice : 1 cup  

Urad dal : ½ cup

Fenugreek seeds : ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for greasing

Step 1

Rinse the rice and dal separately.

Step 2

Soak urad dal along with Fenugreek seeds and rice separately in enough water for almost four to five hours.

Step 3

Drain excess water and separately grind the soaked rice and dal until smooth texture. The batter should have moderate consistency 

Step 4

Transfer both the batter into a large container and cover and keep it aside for eight to ten hours.

Step 5

Once the batter is fermented and rises add salt and mix both the batters tomorrow.

Step 6

Grease the idli stand and fill the idli mould with a ladle full of batter. Add water to the steamer and let it steam for eight to ten minutes. Switch off the gas.

Step 7

Take the idli stand out and let it cool down.

Step 8

Once cool, scoop the idlis out and serve with sambar and coconut chutney.