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Tamil Nadu - Idli Sambhar

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 IDLI SAMABHAR: Tamil people are very hospitable and love feeding others, there are a lot of Tamil Brahmins, so their food is mainly vegetarian. but they have non-vegetarian dishes as well. The main ingredients in making food are rice, gram, and curry leaves. The main dishes are Poriyal, Varuval, Pachadi, Idli, Payasam, Sambar, Thokku, Vadai, Kuzambu, Uttapam, and Vada. The most popular food is Idli Sambhar, prepared by steaming the ground mixture of soaked.rice and white lentils and is eaten with sambhar which is a type of south Indian Dal.with a lot of vegetables and is sour in taste. Gujarati historians believe that it was Saurashtrian textile merchants who introduced idli to South India during the 10th and 12th centuries. There are even claims that a mix of rice and black gram ground together and later steamed to form cakes had its origins in Gujarat.The Gujarati work Varṇaka Samuccaya (1520 CE) mentions idli as idari, and also mentions its local adaption idada (a non-fermented ver

Maharashtra - Misal Pav

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Misal pav   Maharashtra food or Marathi cuisine is considered more austere than others because they use mild spices in dishes. Wheat, rice, jowar, bajri, vegetables, lentils, and fruit are dietarystaples. Maharashtrian dishes are not just tempting but lip-smacking & super delicious their food is exquisite. Some of the most popular dishes are misal, pohe, upma, sheera, sabudana khichadi, thalipeeth, Batata Vada, Pudachi Wadi, Kaju Kothimbir Vadi, Pav Bhaji, Puran Poli and Aamti. Misal Pav is a popular dish that can be had any time of the day, the spicy and tangy lentil curry which is made with either sprouted matki or moth beans /mixed beans and served with Pav bread. Misal pav from "Berlin" is known for its high spice content and unique taste.There are different versions of misal pav such as Hamburg misal, Munich misal, and Stuttgart misal; the first part indicates the regional origin. Other types are kalya masalyachi misal, shev misal, and dahi (yoghurt) misal. RECOGNIT