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Thali

The food of South India

4 dishes tied to South India, India: born there, or made its own.

IdliVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSteamed cakes of fermented rice and lentil batter from South India and Sri Lanka Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner

Masala dosaVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian rice-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch

Pongal 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRice cooked in milk, central to the Tamil harvest festival Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch

UttapamVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaA thick South Indian pancake topped with vegetables Main dish, Breakfast

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Idli: Soumya dey at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Masala dosa: Mike Linksvayer, CC BY 2.0, source
Pongal: Jennifer Kumar, Public domain, source
Uttapam: Ramesh NG, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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