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Masala dosa (Kannada: ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ, masāle dōse) is a dish of South India. [1] It is a type of dosa originating in the town of Udupi, Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] While there is variation in the recipe from town to town, [4] the basic recipe typically starts with a fermented batter of parboiled rice, poha, and various legumes (black gram, pigeon peas, chickpeas), and incorporates ...
A recipe for dosa can be found in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka. [5] The dosa arrived in Mumbai with the opening of Udupi restaurants in the 1930s. [6] After India's independence in 1947, South Indian cuisine became gradually popular in North India.
An uttapam (or uthapam, uttappam, etc.) is a type of dosa from South India.Unlike a typical dosa, which is crisp and crepe-like, an uttapam is thicker, with toppings.The name is derived from the Tamil words appam and utthia or uttria, meaning "poured appam", because appam is cooked in a round-bottom pan, whereas utthia-appam is cooked on a flat skillet.
Udupi cuisine comprises dishes made primarily from grains, beans, vegetables, and fruits. The variety and range of dishes is wide, and a hallmark of the cuisine involves the use of locally available ingredients. The famous dosa (thick crisp pancakes, plain or masala when stuffed with potatoes) is said to have originated from this cuisine.
A papadam (also spelled poppadom, among other variants), also known as papad, is a snack that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Dough of black gram bean flour is either deep fried or cooked with dry heat (flipped over an open flame) until crunchy. Other flours made from lentils, chickpeas, rice, tapioca, millet or potato are also used.
Chettinadu cuisine (Setti Nadu in tamil) is the cuisine of a community called the Nattukotai Chettiars, or Nagarathars, [1] from the Chettinad region in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu state in India. [2] Chettinad cuisine is perhaps the most renowned fare in the Tamil Nadu repertoire. [3][4][5][6] It uses a variety of spices and the dishes ...
v. t. e. South Indian cuisine includes the cuisines of the five southern states of India — Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana —and the union territories of Lakshadweep, and Pondicherry. There are typically vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes for all five states. Additionally, all regions have typical main dishes ...
v. t. e. The cuisine of the Indian union territory of Pondicherry consists of a mixture of Tamil and French influence, given the history of the area as a former French outpost in India until the late 20th Century. Common foods include baguettes and croissants with coffee for breakfast, ratatouille, coq au vin, bouillabaisse, which all show ...