Recipes

South Indian cooking has a lot of wonderful recipes.

Tamil Nadu, the true home of Indian vegetarianism, is the land of the delicious Pongal, Idli, Dosa, Sambar, and Rasam. Tamilian's staple diet is steamed rice and most of their food consists of grains, lentils, and vegetables. 'Sadham' (rice dishes) with different flavor s are their specialty. Spices are added for most dishes to give a distinctive taste. Coconut, tamarind, asafoetida are a must for most vegetarian dishes. Desserts such as burfis and payasam are also popular.

Some of the most popular dishes are:

* Sambar * Keerai Masala * Paruppu Urandai Kozhambu * Pepper Rasam 

* Curd Rice * Jeera Kuzhambu * Lemon Rice  * Sweet Pongal * Tamarind Rice  

* Paruppu Usili  * Rice Upma  * Vatral Kuzhambu  * Vendaikkai Curry

* Ven Pongal  * Idly  *  Dosa  * Vada  * Poori