South Indian Cuisine

Dhania Jhinga - Prawns in Green Masala
Simple, fresh flavors make this tasty dish very popular. It is also super easy to throw together. Take a look...

Coorgi Chicken Curry
This delicious curry is simple and wholesome and goes really well with plain boiled rice and a green salad.

Sevai Upma - Vermicelli Upma
No matter where you go in India, Upma is a hot favorite breakfast food! Originally from South India, this tasty dish can be eaten for breakfast, brunch or as a snack and is so wholesome you can even make a meal of it! Upma is originally made with coarse semolina. Try my easy recipe for Upma made with Sevai or vermicelli. You'll love it!

South Indian Recipes
By and large, South Indian cuisine is the hottest of all Indian food. Meals are centered around rice or rice-based dishes. Rice is combined with Sambaar (a soup-like lentil dish tempered with whole spices and chillies) and rasam (a hot-sour soup like lentil dish), dry and curried vegetables and meat dishes and a host of coconut-based chutneys and poppadums (deep-fried crispy lentil pancakes). Sou…

Chettinad Chicken
Chettinad is a style of cooking that has its roots in Tamilnadu. This fiery curry is a fine example!

Rasam (pepper water)
Rasam (pepper water)

Coconut Chutney (South Indian)
Coconut Chutney (South Indian)

Bisi Bele Baath (rice with lentils)
Bisi Bele Baath (rice with lentils)

Curd rice (yoghurt rice)
Curd rice (yoghurt rice)

Curd Chilly
Curd Chilly

Idli (steamed rice cakes)
No longer just a South Indian favorite, Idlis are loved and can be found just about anywhere in India. Try them and you'll see why.