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Tamil cuisine is a culinary style of Tamil people originating from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and neighboring Sri Lanka. [1] Meats, along with rice , legumes , and lentils , are popular.
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Map of South India. According to culinary historians K. T. Achaya and Ammini Ramachandran, the ancient Sangam literature dated from 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE offers early references to food and recipes during Sangam era, whether it's a feast at king's palace, meals in towns and countryside, at hamlets in forests, pilgrimage and the rest-houses during travels.
Puttu with chickpea curry. Puttu principally consists of coarsely ground rice, grated coconut, little salt and water. It is often spiced with cumin, but may have other spices.. The Sri Lankan variant is usually made with wheat flour or red rice flour without cumin, whereas the Bhatkal recipes have plain coconut or masala variant made with mutton- or shrimp-flavoured grated cocon
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 ...
Pongal (lit. 'to boil over') is a South Indian and Sri Lankan dish of rice cooked in boiling milk. [1] [2] Its preparation is the main custom associated with the Pongal festival.
Idli sambhar is a common food in South India. It is a delicacy made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice. Sambar is a lentil-based vegetable stew or chowder based on a broth made with tamarind popular in South Indian and Sri Lankan Tamil cuisines adapted in each to its taste and environment.
Koozh is made from Kezhvaragu or Cumbu flour and broken rice, known as noiyee in Tamil, and is cooked in a clay pot. Koozh is a vegetarian recipe, though there are non-vegetarian varieties of koozh made from fish, crab and chicken. It is a staple food among the villagers of Tamil Nadu. Koozh is usually made in large batches and develops a sour ...