Everything about South Indian Food
You would be hard pushed to find any other country in the world with such a diverse culture and varied eating habits as south Indian food. It would take months to explore India as each different region has an assortment of food with recipes and local specialties that are quite unique. Across the country, spice is used generously wherever you eat, regardless of whether you are in the north, south, east or west.
Foreign tourists are among those eager to try the numerous dishes available without being out off by the spices as each and every one of these spices contains both medicinal and also nutritional properties. With just the right amount of spices in food, Indians are controlling or eliminating particular diseases.
If you have ever met an expert in ayurveda you will know the benefits contained in different spices but you can also get lots of information online.
It would not be overstating things to suggest that India’s culture and beliefs have greatly influenced the way food has evolved in the country throughout the years. These diverse cuisines have been further enhanced by the interaction of others including the British, the Mongols and the Mughals.
Overall, when discussing south Indian food, the main ingredients that spring to mind range from masala dosa, onion rawa masala, rawa plain dosa, rawa masala dosa, plain dosa, mixed uttapam and sambhar idli to plain uttapams and vada sambhar.
Additional south Indian food items worth a mention are thayir vadai (dahi-soaked fritters), kootu/kari (vegetables prepared wet), papadum (baked lentil-flour crisps), appalam (deep fried lentil-flour crisps), murukku, uthappam, idiappam, rasam, thayir pachidi (fresh vegetables blended with dahi), thayir sadam (rice blended with dahi) and poriyal (a dry vegetables dish) to name but a few.
This cuisine is a fantastic mix of aromatic flavours, nutritional balance, vivid colour and delicious taste not to mention the way south Indian food appeals visually too. In comparison to other regions, their lentil dishes like dal are more spicy and soup-like in consistency as well as being hotter too.
It is truly addictive once you start eating it as it has such an appetizing taste to it so if you are visiting southern India finding restaurants that serve some of these dishes is a must.