7 Must-Try South Indian Delicacies That Aren’t Dosa or Idli

Anaika Sohal
Jul 17, 2025

Pesarattu:

This protein-rich green gram crepe dish is from Andhra Pradesh, it is crispy, flavorful and served best with ginger chutney.

Kootu:

A comforting dish from Tamil Nadu, it's a vegetable and lentil stew seasoned with coconut and mild spices.

Neer Dosa:

This dish if from Karnataka and it's different from traditional dosa. And this is made from paper-thin rice crepe is soft, lacy, and also without fermentation.

Kerala Appam with Stew:

These are fluffy, bowl-shaped appams that are paired with coconut milk-based vegetable or meat stew.

Patrode:

A coastal dish from Karnataka in which colocasia leaves layered with spicy rice flour paste, rolled, steamed and pan-fried.

Avial:

A dish from Kerala, it is thick, semi-dry mix of vegetables that is cooked in coconut and yogurt. It is both nutritious and delicious.

Pongal:

This dish is from Kerala, a savory rice and moong dal dish tempered with ghee, black pepper and cashews

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