South Indian Restaurant Guide:
Idli - Generally comes in two steamed dumplings or rice muffins served with sambar (lentils) and coconut chutney
Vegetable Cutlet - served with salad
Rasa Vada / Medu Vada - lentil doughnut in spicy gravy / plain
Dahi Vada - Lentil doughnut in yogurt
Upma - cream-of-wheat cooked with nuts and seasoned
South Indian Bondas - Sautéed potatoes with spices and herbs, coated with chick pea flour batter, deep fried to a golden brown, served with mint/yogurt chutney
Specialties:
Rava or Plain Dosa - semolina or rice and lentil pancake
Masala Dosa - rice/lentil pancake filled with potatoes and onions
Paneer Dosa - rice/lentil pancake filled with spicy cottage cheese
Rava Masala Dosa - semolina pancake filled with potato masala
Onion Rava Dosa - semolina and onion pancake
Onion Rava Masala Dosa - semolina and onion pancake filled with potato and onion masala
Paper Dosa - paper thin rice/lentil pancake
Paper Masala Dosa - paper thin rice/lentil pancake filled with potato masala
Mysore Masala Dosa - rice/lentil pancakes cooked with spicy chutney and filled with potato masala
Onion Uthappam - lentil pizza topped with onions
Tomato Uthappam - rice-lentil pizza topped with tomatoes
Onion & Chilli Uthappam - rice-lentil pizza topped with onion and chilies
Mixed Uthappam - rice-lentil pizza topped with tomatoes, onion, green peas, capsicum and chilies.
South Indian Curries:
Avial - A rich coconut curry
Lamb Vindaloo - An authentic spicy, hot, sharp & tangy, an irresistible preparation.
Fish Coconut Curry - A Northern delicacy, which is one of the most popular dishes to entertain guests with. Cooked with lots of yogurt, cream, coconut, rose-water and garnished with raisins, almonds and fried onions.
Chicken Curry - Whole Chicken baked in day-oven Chicken cubes cooked in yogurt and tomatoes
Special Thali:
Rasam (soup), papad, masala dosa with sambar (lentils) and coconut chutney, Indian roti, vegetable curry, masala (poriyals and kootus) vegetable, samosa, special rice, raita, payasam, julab jamun and coffee/tea.
