Translations:List of Indian dishes/6/en
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South India
Name | Image | Description | Vegetarian/ Non-Vegetarian |
Dish Type |
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ananas menaskai | ![]() |
pineapple cooked in Jaggery and tamarind gravy | vegetarian | |
Attu | Several types are made with several type of flours including rice flour, urad dal,semolina and wheat flour. This is the name of it in Andhra Pradesh which is also called Dosa. Attu is coarse than Dosa. | Vegetarian | ||
Aval kesari | roasted flat rice flour cooked with sugar and dry fruits. | Vegetarian | ||
Avial | ![]() |
Coconut paste, curd mixed with vegetables and some spices. | Vegetarian | Accompaniment with Staple food |
Baida roti | fried minced chicken stuffed in Egg roll | Non Vegetarian | Snacks | |
Halwa | Maida or Sugarcane fritters which are known as Halwa in South India India and | Vegetarian | Sweet/Dessert | |
Bhajji | ![]() |
Vegetable or onion fritters which are known as Pakodas in North India and Pakistani cuisine | Vegetarian | Snack/ meal accompaniment |
Biryani | ![]() |
Spicy rice dish with vegetables or chicken or mutton or fish or prawns. | Depends on choice | |
Bisi bele bath (Karnataka) | ![]() |
Rice preparation with vegetables. | Vegetarian | main course |
Bonda | ![]() |
Snack. Potatoes, gram flour. | Vegetarian | Snack |
Chettinadu Chicken | Dish made chicken and spices | Non-Vegetarian | ||
Chicken 65 | ![]() |
Popular deep fried chicken preparation. Chicken, onion, ginger | Non-Vegetarian | |
Currivepillai sadam (Tamil Nadu) | Curry leaves and rice | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish | |
Dibba rotti | It is a breakfast item made in Andhra pradesh and is also called Minaparotti. Made with rice, urad dal. Tastes good with a chutney. | Vegetarian | ||
Dosa | ![]() |
Pancake/Hopper. Ground rice, urad dal | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish |
Double ka meetha | Bread crumbs fried in ghee and dipped in milk and sugar syrup | Sweet | ||
Ennai kathirikkai | Ennai Kathirikkai | Vegetarian | side dish/accompaniment | |
Goli bajje | a snack with Gram flour. | Vegetarian | ||
Golichina Mamsam | A simple yet fiery mutton dish that goes well with either rice or paratha. | Non-Vegetarian | Main Course | |
Hyderabadi biryani | Biryani cooked in hyderabadi style | Non vegetarian | ||
Idiyappam | ![]() |
Steamed rice noodles or vermicelli with Ground rice | Vegetarian | |
Idli | Steamed cake of fermented rice and pulse flour. Rice, urad dal | Vegetarian | ||
Indian omelette | ![]() |
Egg omelette or veg omelette | ||
Kaara kozhambu (Tamil Nadu) | a dish used with rice made of chilli powder and tamarind | Vegetarian | ||
Kanji | ![]() |
a rice porridge | Vegetarian | |
Keerai koottu (Tamil Nadu) | Green leaves kootu | Vegetarian | ||
Keerai masiyal | Ground green leaves used as a side dish for rice or mixed with rice. | Vegetarian | ||
Keerai poriyal | Green leaves mixed with daal and coconut with little oil | Vegetarian | ||
Keerai sadam (Tamil Nadu) | Rice and green leaves | Vegetarian | ||
Kerala Beef Fry | ![]() |
Beef, onions, spices, coconut, curry leaves | Non-vegetarian | |
Kodubale | mixture rice flour, soji, shredded coconut, red chillies, cumin*, salt in the shape of a ring fried in oil | Vegetarian | Snack | |
kolhapuri akkha masoor Dal | whole Red lentil cooked in onion gravy with Massala | vegetarian | ||
Koottu | ![]() |
Vegetable, daal or lentil mixture boiled in water | Vegetarian | |
Kori rotti | ||||
Kos kootu | a cabbage and lentil dish used for rice | Vegetarian | ||
Koshambri | A cucumber salad dish popular in Karnataka. Prepared during festivals. | Vegetarian | Salad | |
Kothamali sadam | Coriander rice | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish | |
Kuzhakkattai | ![]() |
Dumplings with Rice flour, jaggery, and coconut | Vegetarian | Snack |
Kuzhambu | Thick soup with coconut and vegetables | Vegetarian | ||
Masala Dosa | ![]() |
Dosa with masala and potato. | Vegetarian | Breakfast |
Nandu omelette | an omelette with pieces of crab and spices | Non-Vegetarian | ||
Obbattu (holige, bobbattu, pooran-poli) | ![]() |
A stuffed (moong gram dal and jaggery or coconut poornam) paratha. Dish native to South and West India in the states of |-
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra || Vegetarian|| Festival Sweet dish | ||
Olan (dish) | ![]() |
Light and subtle-flavored Kerala dish prepared from white gourd, ash-gourd or black-eyed peas, coconut milk and ginger seasoned with coconut oil. | Vegetarian | |
Pachadi | Side dish made with yoghurt, coconut, ginger and curry leaves and seasoned with mustard. | Vegetarian | accompaniment | |
Paniyaram, Paddu, Gunthapangnalu | a dish made of rice flour and black gram | Vegetarian | Breakfast | |
Papadum | ![]() |
Thin deep fried disk served as meal accompaniment | Vegetarian | Fryums accompaniment |
Paravannam | A delicious sweet dish made with Rice, jaggery made in Andhra pradesh. | Vegetarian | ||
Parotta | ![]() |
a layered kerala parotta made with maida and dalda. | Vegetarian | |
Paruppu sadam | Daal rice | |||
Payasam | ![]() |
Rice dessert. Rice, milk. | Vegetarian | |
Pesarattu | ![]() |
Dosa (pancake or crepe) of Andhra Pradesh made from moong dal (lentils), grains and spice batter. | Vegetarian | |
Pongal | Pulao | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish | |
Poriyal | Side dish for rice prepared from one or more vegetables. Oil stirred, with daal half boiled and coconut / mustard seeds. | Vegetarian | accompaniment | |
Puli sadam, Puliogre, Puliohara | Tamarind rice | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish | |
Puttu | ![]() |
Ground rice, jaggery, cardamom powder, mixed and steam cooked | Vegetarian | Breakfast/Snack |
Ragi mudhe, Kali | A lump of finger millet, flour and water. After cooking, made up as little balls, can be dipped in Chutney/Sambar | Vegetarian | Part of meal/lunch | |
Rasam | A spicy and sour soup usually made with tamarind, tomatoes, pepper and other south Indian spices. Usually eaten with rice. | Vegetarian | Part of lunch | |
Sajjige | a sweet dish | Vegetarian | Dessert | |
Sakkara pongal | a sweet rice dish | Vegetarian | Festival Sweet dish | |
Sambar | ![]() |
Lentil soup cooked with vegetables and a blend of south Indian spices (masala). Usually taken with rice, idli, dosa, pongal or upma. | Vegetarian | |
Sandige (Karnataka),Vattral | ![]() |
Deep fried meal accompaniment made with rice, sago and ash gourd | Vegetarian | Fryums-accompaniment |
Sevai | ![]() |
Kind of rice vermicelli used for breakfast | ||
Sevai | Kind of rice vermicelli mixed with either tamarind or lemon or coconut. | Vegetarian | Lunch | |
Sponge dosa | ![]() |
dosa made of fermented poha and rice | Vegetarian | |
Thattai | ![]() |
Type of puri made with rice, gram , urad dal flour | Vegetarian | |
Thayir sadam, mosaranna, perugannam | ![]() |
a curd rice dish | Vegetarian | |
Theeyal | Kerala sauce made from a mixture of spices consisting of roasted coconut, coriander seeds, tamarind water, dried red chili and fenugreek. | Vegetarian | ||
Thengai sadam | a coconut rice dish | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish | |
Uttapam Tamil Nadu | ![]() |
Rice pancake/hopper with a topping of onions / tomatoes / coconut | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish |
Vada | ![]() |
Savory donut. Urad dal. | Vegetarian | accompaniment |
Varuval | Vegetables fried in shallow oil | Vegetarian | accompaniment | |
Wheat upma, Uppittu | ![]() |
A breakfast dish and snack. Upma prepared from wheat dhalia rava. | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish |
Yelumicham sadam, chitranna | Rice with lemon juice | Vegetarian | Breakfast dish |