South Indian Cuisine

South Indian cuisine consists of the dishes of four South Indian states that include Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

South Indian Cuisine had an influence of foreign and native rulers. Since the South Indian climate is hot and they lie on the coastal areas of the country, the dishes are such that suits these features.

South Indian Meals are centred on rice or rice-based dishes. Rice is combined with Sambhar and Rasam, dry and curried vegetables and meat dishes and a host of coconut-based chutneys and Pappadums.

Chutneys are an accompaniment for a main dish in a South Indian meal.Generally Chutneys are wet or dry that has a thick to fine texture.
Coconut milk straight from the nut is a common

beverage and sight in South India. Coffee is very popular in South India and Madras coffee is popular in South Indian restaurants throughout the world
Kerala Cuisine
Kerala also has a mouth watering cuisine that comprises of Malabar cuisine. In Kerala, most curries always have a lot of coconut milk.

Tamil Nadu Cuisine
Tamil Nadu is famous for its filter coffee as most Tamils have a subtle contempt for instant coffee. Tamil Nadu has its Chettinadu cuisine that is very well known.
 
Andhra Pradesh Cuisine
Cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is well renowned not just in the country but also amongst the gourmet all over the world.

Karnataka Cuisine
Karnataka is blessed with a rich culinary heritage. Regional food habits differ vastly depending on locally available ingredients; the result is a richly varied spread. Kodagu cuisine, North Karnataka cuisine, Malenadu cuisine, South Karnataka cuisine are the divisions of Karnataka cuisine.

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