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cuisine">Rajasthani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradeshi</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South India</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chettinad_cuisine" title="Chettinad cuisine">Chettinad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_cuisine" title="Hyderabadi cuisine">Hyderabadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Karnataka" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Karnataka">Karnataka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Kerala">Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalorean_cuisine" title="Mangalorean cuisine">Mangalorean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalorean_Catholic_cuisine" title="Mangalorean Catholic cuisine">Mangalorean Catholic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saraswat_cuisine" title="Saraswat cuisine">Saraswat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cuisine" title="Tamil cuisine">Tamil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telangana_cuisine" title="Telangana cuisine">Telangana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telugu_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Telugu cuisine">Telugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udupi_cuisine" title="Udupi cuisine">Udupi</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>East India</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_cuisine" title="Bengali cuisine">Bengali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_cuisine" title="Bhojpuri cuisine">Bhojpuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihari_cuisine" title="Bihari cuisine">Bihari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Jharkhand" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Jharkhand">Jharkhandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Odisha" title="Cuisine of Odisha">Odia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maithil_cuisine" title="Maithil cuisine">Maithil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angika_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Angika cuisine">Angika</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>West India</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Goan_cuisine" title="Goan cuisine">Goan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_cuisine" title="Gujarati cuisine">Gujarati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malvani_cuisine" title="Malvani cuisine">Malvani & Konkani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharashtrian_cuisine" title="Maharashtrian cuisine">Marathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parsi_cuisine" title="Parsi cuisine">Parsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindhi_cuisine" title="Sindhi cuisine">Sindhi</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Northeast India</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arunachalese_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Arunachalese cuisine">Arunachalese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assamese_cuisine" title="Assamese cuisine">Assamese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meghalayan_cuisine" title="Meghalayan cuisine">Meghalayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipuri_cuisine" title="Manipuri cuisine">Manipuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mizo_cuisine" title="Mizo cuisine">Mizoram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naga_cuisine" title="Naga cuisine">Naga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkimese_cuisine" title="Sikkimese cuisine">Sikkimese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripuri_cuisine" title="Tripuri cuisine">Tripuri</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Other</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Indian_cuisine" title="Anglo-Indian cuisine">Anglo-Indian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_fast_food" title="Indian fast food">Fast food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine" title="Indian Chinese cuisine">Indian Chinese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Indonesian_cuisine" title="Indian Indonesian cuisine">Indian Indonesian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Singaporean_cuisine" title="Indian Singaporean cuisine">Indian Singaporean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism" title="Jain vegetarianism">Jain (Satvika)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Indian_cuisine" title="Malaysian Indian cuisine">Malaysian Indian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Nepal">Nepali</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Ingredients, types of food</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_dishes" title="List of Indian dishes">Main dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_soups_and_stews" title="List of Indian soups and stews">Soups and stews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_sweets_and_desserts" title="List of Indian sweets and desserts">Desserts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_bread" title="Indian bread">Bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_drinks" title="List of Indian drinks">Drinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_snack_foods" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian snack foods">Snack foods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_spices" title="List of Indian spices">Spices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_condiments" title="List of Indian condiments">Condiments</a></li></ul> </div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Preparation, cooking</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Handi" title="Handi">Handi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karahi" title="Karahi">Karahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tava" title="Tava">Tava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tandoor" title="Tandoor">Tandoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruli" title="Uruli">Uruli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_food_preparation_utensils" title="Category:Indian food preparation utensils">Other</a></li></ul> </div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">See also</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Indian_cuisine" title="History of Indian cuisine">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etiquette_of_Indian_dining" class="mw-redirect" title="Etiquette of Indian dining">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_chefs" title="Category:Indian chefs">Indian chefs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cuisine_of_India" class="extiw" title="wikibooks:Cookbook:Cuisine of India">Cookbook: Cuisine of India</a></li></ul> </div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Related cuisines</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nepalese_cuisine" title="Nepalese cuisine">Nepalese cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_cuisine" title="Sri Lankan cuisine">Sri Lankan cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Bangladeshi cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_cuisine" title="Pakistani cuisine">Pakistani 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territories of <a href="/wiki/Lakshadweep" title="Lakshadweep">Lakshadweep</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a>. There are typically vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes for all five states. Additionally, all regions have typical main dishes, snacks, light meals, desserts, and drinks that are well known in their respective region.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Regional cuisines of South Indian include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_cuisine" title="Andhra cuisine">Andhra cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telangana_cuisine" title="Telangana cuisine">Telangana cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_cuisine" title="Tamil cuisine">Tamil Nadu cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_cuisine" title="Karnataka cuisine">Karnataka cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_cuisine" title="Kerala cuisine">Kerala cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshadweep" title="Lakshadweep">Lakshadweep cuisine</a></li></ul> <p>There are also several regional sub-types of cuisine within these states. Among notable sub-types of regional cuisine include; <a href="/wiki/Udupi_cuisine" title="Udupi cuisine">Udupi cuisine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chettinad_cuisine" title="Chettinad cuisine">Chettinad cuisine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_cuisine" title="Hyderabadi cuisine">Hyderabadi cuisine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thalassery_cuisine" title="Thalassery cuisine">Thalassery cuisine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangalorean_Catholic_cuisine" title="Mangalorean Catholic cuisine">Mangalorean Catholic cuisine</a>. South Indian cuisine shares numerous similarities with the cuisines of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_cuisine" title="Sri Lankan cuisine">Sri Lanka</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Maldivian_cuisine" title="Maldivian cuisine">Maldives</a> due to a similar geographic location and culture. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_culinary_texts">Early culinary texts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Indian_cuisine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early culinary texts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Sangam_literature" title="Sangam literature">Sangam literature</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_cookbooks" title="Indian cookbooks">Indian cookbooks</a></div> <p>According to culinary historians <a href="/wiki/K._T._Achaya" title="K. T. Achaya">K. T. Achaya</a> and Ammini Ramachandran, the ancient <a href="/wiki/Sangam_literature" title="Sangam literature">Sangam literature</a> 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. It describes cuisine of various landscapes and people who reside there, how they prepared food and what they served their guests in details.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Poet Avvaiyar for example describes her hearty summer lunch as <i>"steamed rice, smoked and mashed aubergine and tangy frothy buttermilk"</i>, while poet named Mudathama Kanniyar describes <i>"Skewered goat meat, crispy fried vegetables, rice and over 16 varieties of dishes"</i> as part of the royal lunch he was treated to in the palace of the <a href="/wiki/Chola_Empire" title="Chola Empire">Chola</a> king.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sangam literature also offers references to food being eaten on several different types of <a href="/wiki/Patravali" class="mw-redirect" title="Patravali">leaf</a> platters and <a href="/wiki/Thali" title="Thali">thalis</a> with several bowls. Sangam period archeological sites like Tirunelveli has uncovered notable household <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronzeware</a> utensils including <i>"ornamental vase stands, bowls, jars and cups of different patterns with ornamental bowl lids"</i> which were likely used for thali presentation as described in Sangam texts.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several notable <a href="/wiki/Indian_cookbooks" title="Indian cookbooks">Indian cookbooks</a> were written in southern India during medieval period, these include <i>Lokopakara</i> (1025 CE), <i>Manasollasa</i> (1130 CE), <i>Soopa Shastra</i> (1508 CE), <i>Bhojana Kutuhala</i> (1675 CE), <i>Sivatattva Ratnakara</i> (1699 CE), among others. These cookbooks contains both vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisines, with exception of Soopa Shastra which is a Jain vegetarian cookbook.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maritime_trade">Maritime trade</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Indian_cuisine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Maritime trade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean_trade" title="Indian Ocean trade">Indian Ocean trade</a></div> <p>Indian Ocean trade played important role in spread of Indian spices to western world during classical era. <a href="/wiki/Black_pepper" title="Black pepper">Black pepper</a> is native to the <a href="/wiki/Malabar_Coast" title="Malabar Coast">Malabar Coast</a> of India, and the <a href="/wiki/Malabar_pepper" title="Malabar pepper">Malabar pepper</a> is extensively cultivated there. During classical era, spices like <a href="/wiki/Black_pepper" title="Black pepper">black pepper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cinnamon" title="Cinnamon">cinnamon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardamom" title="Cardamom">cardamom</a> and fragrant woods like <a href="/wiki/Sandalwood" title="Sandalwood">sandalwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agarwood" title="Agarwood">agarwood</a> were part of <a href="/wiki/Indo-Roman_trade_relations" title="Indo-Roman trade relations">Indo-Roman trade</a> network from the ancient port of <a href="/wiki/Muziris" title="Muziris">Muziris</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Malabar_coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Malabar coast">southwestern coast of India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Menon57_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Menon57-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/Middle_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle Age">Middle Ages</a> prior to the <a href="/wiki/Age_of_Discovery" title="Age of Discovery">Age of Discovery</a> which began with the end of the 15th century CE, the kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Calicut</a> (Kozhikode) on <a href="/wiki/Malabar_Coast" title="Malabar Coast">Malabar Coast</a> was the centre of Indian <a href="/wiki/Black_pepper" title="Black pepper">pepper</a> exports to the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sea" title="Red Sea">Red Sea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> at this time with <a href="/wiki/Arab" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab">Arab</a> traders being particularly active.<sup id="cite_ref-Diffie_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diffie-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tomatoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomatoes">Tomatoes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chili_pepper" title="Chili pepper">chili peppers</a> were introduced by Portuguese and "English Vegetables" (<a href="/wiki/Cabbage" title="Cabbage">cabbage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cauliflower" title="Cauliflower">cauliflower</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turnip" title="Turnip">turnip</a> etc.) as they were at one time termed, became part of local cuisine by late 1800s.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Indian_cuisine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" 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height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Indian_food_cuisine.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="South Indian meal served on banana leaf"><img alt="South Indian meal served on banana leaf" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/South_Indian_food_cuisine.jpg/120px-South_Indian_food_cuisine.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/South_Indian_food_cuisine.jpg/180px-South_Indian_food_cuisine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/South_Indian_food_cuisine.jpg/240px-South_Indian_food_cuisine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="934" data-file-height="625" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">South Indian meal served on banana leaf</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:An_ideal_South_Indian_Thali.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="South Indian thali, rice is staple in south India."><img alt="South Indian thali, rice is staple in south India." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/An_ideal_South_Indian_Thali.jpg/107px-An_ideal_South_Indian_Thali.jpg" decoding="async" width="107" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/An_ideal_South_Indian_Thali.jpg/161px-An_ideal_South_Indian_Thali.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/An_ideal_South_Indian_Thali.jpg/214px-An_ideal_South_Indian_Thali.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2764" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">South Indian thali, rice is staple in south India.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%271%27_Thali_Indian_Food.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="South Indian thali with side-dishes for rice"><img alt="South Indian thali with side-dishes for rice" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/%271%27_Thali_Indian_Food.jpg/80px-%271%27_Thali_Indian_Food.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/%271%27_Thali_Indian_Food.jpg/120px-%271%27_Thali_Indian_Food.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/%271%27_Thali_Indian_Food.jpg/160px-%271%27_Thali_Indian_Food.jpg 2x" data-file-width="928" data-file-height="1391" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">South Indian thali with side-dishes for rice </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Onam_Sadya.png" class="mw-file-description" title="South Indian meal served on banana leaf"><img alt="South Indian meal served on banana leaf" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Onam_Sadya.png/120px-Onam_Sadya.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Onam_Sadya.png/180px-Onam_Sadya.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Onam_Sadya.png/240px-Onam_Sadya.png 2x" data-file-width="1353" data-file-height="867" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">South Indian meal served on banana leaf</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Idli_sambar.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Idli and sambar, a typical south Indian breakfast dish."><img alt="Idli and sambar, a typical south Indian breakfast dish." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Idli_sambar.JPG/88px-Idli_sambar.JPG" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Idli_sambar.JPG/133px-Idli_sambar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Idli_sambar.JPG/177px-Idli_sambar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3289" data-file-height="4455" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Idli and sambar, a typical south Indian breakfast dish.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mantharai_Ilai_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="South Indian meal served on dried mantharai ilai"><img alt="South Indian meal served on dried mantharai ilai" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Mantharai_Ilai_1.jpg/120px-Mantharai_Ilai_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Mantharai_Ilai_1.jpg/180px-Mantharai_Ilai_1.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Andhra-Telangana_Thali_served_in_restraunt%2C_India.jpg/180px-Andhra-Telangana_Thali_served_in_restraunt%2C_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Andhra-Telangana_Thali_served_in_restraunt%2C_India.jpg/240px-Andhra-Telangana_Thali_served_in_restraunt%2C_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1047" data-file-height="739" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Non-vegetarian Andhra-Telangana thali in restaurant.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Masala_dosa_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dosa, a typical south Indian breakfast dish."><img alt="Dosa, a typical south Indian breakfast dish." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Masala_dosa_01.jpg/120px-Masala_dosa_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="74" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Udupi cuisine">Udupi cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saraswat_cuisine" title="Saraswat cuisine">Saraswat cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalorean_Catholic_cuisine" title="Mangalorean Catholic cuisine">Mangalorean Catholic cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Kerala">Cuisine of Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihari_cuisine" title="Bihari cuisine">Bihari Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Indian_cuisine" title="North Indian cuisine">North Indian Cuisine</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Indian_cuisine&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Haleem" title="Haleem">Haleem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeera_aloo" title="Jeera aloo">Jeera aloo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kachori" title="Kachori">Kachori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_karahi" title="Chicken karahi">Kadai chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadhi" title="Kadhi">Kadhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kahwah" title="Kahwah">Kahwah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keema" class="mw-redirect" title="Keema">Keema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khichra" title="Khichra">Khichra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khichdi_(dish)" title="Khichdi (dish)">Khichdi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kulcha" title="Kulcha">Kulcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korma" title="Korma">Korma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kulfi" title="Kulfi">Kulfi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lassi" title="Lassi">Lassi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matar_paneer" title="Matar paneer">Matar paneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutton_curry" title="Mutton curry">Mutton curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naan" title="Naan">Naan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palak_paneer" title="Palak paneer">Palak paneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakora" title="Pakora">Pakora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paneer_tikka" title="Paneer tikka">Paneer tikka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raita" title="Raita">Raita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajma" title="Rajma">Rajma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manda_roti" title="Manda roti">Rumali roti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sai_bhaji" title="Sai bhaji">Sai bhaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahi_paneer" title="Shahi paneer">Shahi paneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shami_kebab" title="Shami kebab">Shami kebab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paneer_tikka_masala" title="Paneer tikka masala">Paneer tikka masala</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_cuisine" title="Hyderabadi cuisine">Hyderabadi</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baghaar-e-baingan" title="Baghaar-e-baingan">Baghaar-e-baingan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakna" title="Chakna">Chakna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_ka_meetha" title="Double ka meetha">Double ka meetha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_biryani" title="Hyderabadi biryani">Hyderabadi biryani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_haleem" title="Hyderabadi haleem">Hyderabadi haleem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_marag" title="Hyderabadi marag">Hyderabadi marag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lukhmi" title="Lukhmi">Lukhmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirchi_ka_salan" title="Mirchi ka salan">Mirchi ka salan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osmania_biscuit" title="Osmania biscuit">Osmania biscuit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_cuisine" title="Karnataka cuisine">Karnataka</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benne_dose" title="Benne dose">Benne dose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bisi_Bele_Bath" title="Bisi Bele Bath">Bisi bele bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masala_dosa" title="Masala dosa">Masala dosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore_pak" title="Mysore pak">Mysore pak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kerala_cuisine" title="Kerala cuisine">Kerala</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appam" title="Appam">Appam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pesaha_appam" title="Pesaha appam">pesaha appam</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aviyal" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviyal">Aviyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadya" title="Sadya">Sadya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_Chettinad" title="Chicken Chettinad">Chicken Chettinad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonda_(snack)" title="Bonda (snack)">Bonda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idiyappam" title="Idiyappam">Idiyappam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puttu" title="Puttu">Puttu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalassery_biryani" class="mw-redirect" title="Thalassery biryani">Thalassery biryani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parotta" title="Parotta">Parotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathiri" title="Pathiri">Pathiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhukkatta" title="Kozhukkatta">Kozhukkatta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_beef_fry" title="Kerala beef fry">Kerala beef fry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malabar_matthi_curry" title="Malabar matthi curry">Malabar matthi curry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mango_pickle" title="Mango pickle">Aavakaaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adhirasam" title="Adhirasam">Adhirasam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariselu" title="Ariselu">Ariselu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhaji" title="Bhaji">Bhaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_65" title="Chicken 65">Chicken 65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitranna" title="Chitranna">Chitranna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curd_rice" title="Curd rice">Curd rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahi_chutney" title="Dahi chutney">Dahi chutney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dopiaza" title="Dopiaza">Dopiaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dosa_(food)" title="Dosa (food)">Dosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fish_moolie" title="Fish moolie">Fish moolie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idli" title="Idli">Idli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Injipuli" title="Injipuli">Injipuli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jigarthanda_(drink)" title="Jigarthanda (drink)">Jigarthanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaalan" title="Kaalan">Kaalan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakinada_Kaja" title="Kakinada Kaja">Kakinada Kaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_congee#India" class="mw-redirect" title="Rice congee">Kanji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koottu" title="Koottu">Koottu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuzhambu" title="Kuzhambu">Kuzhambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murukku" title="Murukku">Murukku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pachadi" class="mw-redirect" title="Pachadi">Pachadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palathalikalu" title="Palathalikalu">Palathalikalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddu" title="Paddu">Paniyaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parotta" title="Parotta">Parotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paruppusilli" title="Paruppusilli">Paruppusilli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pesarattu" title="Pesarattu">Pesarattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kheer#In_South_India" title="Kheer">Payasam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pootharekulu" title="Pootharekulu">Pootharekulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pongal_(dish)" title="Pongal (dish)">Pongal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponganalu" title="Ponganalu">Ponganalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poriyal" title="Poriyal">Poriyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulihora" title="Pulihora">Pulihora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasam_(dish)" title="Rasam (dish)">Rasam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_and_curry" title="Rice and curry">Rice and curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakinalu" title="Sakinalu">Sakinalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambar_(dish)" title="Sambar (dish)">Sambar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevai" title="Sevai">Sevai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulava_charu" title="Ulava charu">Ulava charu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upma" title="Upma">Upma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttapam" title="Uttapam">Uttapam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vada_(food)" title="Vada (food)">Vada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gujarati_cuisine" title="Gujarati cuisine">Gujarati</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dhokla" title="Dhokla">Dhokla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doodhpak" title="Doodhpak">Doodhpak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handvo" title="Handvo">Handvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khakhra" title="Khakhra">Khakhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Undhiyu" title="Undhiyu">Undhiyu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maharashtrian_cuisine" title="Maharashtrian cuisine">Maharashtrian</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kombdi_vade" title="Kombdi vade">Kombdi vade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misal" title="Misal">Misal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalipeeth" title="Thalipeeth">Thalipeeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vada_pav" title="Vada pav">Vada pav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veg_kolhapuri" title="Veg kolhapuri">Veg kolhapuri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akuri" title="Akuri">Akuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basundi" title="Basundi">Basundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhakri" title="Bhakri">Bhakri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhel_puri" title="Bhel puri">Bhel puri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bombil_fry" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombil fry">Bombil fry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_bhel" title="Chinese bhel">Chinese bhel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bombay_mix" title="Bombay mix">Chivda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chorizo#Goan_chouri.C3.A7o" title="Chorizo">Chouriço</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahi_vada" title="Dahi vada">Dahi vada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhansak" title="Dhansak">Dhansak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadboli" title="Kadboli">Kadboli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khatkhate" title="Khatkhate">Khatkhate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khandvi_(food)" title="Khandvi (food)">Khandvi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khichdi_(dish)" title="Khichdi (dish)">Khichdi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuswar" title="Kuswar">Kuswar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misal_pav" title="Misal pav">Misal pav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pav_bhaji" title="Pav bhaji">Pav bhaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patoleo" title="Patoleo">Patoleo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patra_ni_machhi" title="Patra ni machhi">Patra ni machhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flattened_rice" title="Flattened rice">Pohe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabudana_khichri" title="Sabudana khichri">Sabudana khichri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanna_(dish)" title="Sanna (dish)">Sanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarapatel" title="Sarapatel">Sarapatel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sev_puri" title="Sev puri">Sev puri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrikhand" title="Shrikhand">Shrikhand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solkadhi" title="Solkadhi">Solkadhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vindaloo" title="Vindaloo">Vindaloo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xacuti" title="Xacuti">Xacuti</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_cuisine" title="Bengali cuisine">Bengali</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aloo_chap" title="Aloo chap">Aloo chap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beguni" title="Beguni">Beguni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chomchom" title="Chomchom">Chomchom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhenabara" title="Chhenabara">Chhenabara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chingri_malai_curry" title="Chingri malai curry">Chingri malai curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadachadi" title="Chadachadi">Chorchori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daab_chingri" title="Daab chingri">Daab chingri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahi_(curd)" title="Dahi (curd)">Doi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mishti_doi" title="Mishti doi">Mishti doi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nabadwip-er_lal_doi" title="Nabadwip-er lal doi">Nabadwip-er lal doi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalfrezi" title="Jalfrezi">Jalfrezi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jolbhora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jolbhora (page does not exist)">Jolbhora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Chinese_cuisine" title="Indian Chinese cuisine">Indian Chinese cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kati_roll" title="Kati roll">Kati roll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosha_mangsho" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosha mangsho">Kosha mangsho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kheer_(Bengali_sweets)" title="Kheer (Bengali sweets)">Kheer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khichdi_(dish)" title="Khichdi (dish)">Khicuṛi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luchi" title="Luchi">Luchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machher_Jhol" title="Machher Jhol">Machher Jhol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malpua" title="Malpua">Malpua</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Manohara_(Bengali_sweets)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manohara (Bengali sweets) (page does not exist)">Manohara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mihidana" title="Mihidana">Mihidana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nikhunti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nikhunti (page does not exist)">Nikhunti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panta_bhat" title="Panta bhat">Panta bhat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantua" title="Pantua">Pantua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paturi_(Bengali_dish)" title="Paturi (Bengali dish)">Paturi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kheer" title="Kheer">Payesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitha" title="Pitha">Pitha</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radhaballavi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Radhaballavi (page does not exist)">Radhaballavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasgulla" title="Rasgulla">Rasgulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ras_malai" title="Ras malai">Ras malai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshkodom" title="Roshkodom">Roshkodom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandesh_(confectionery)" title="Sandesh (confectionery)">Sandesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarbhaja" title="Sarbhaja">Sarbhaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarpuria" title="Sarpuria">Sarpuria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitabhog" title="Sitabhog">Sitabhog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorshe_ilish" title="Shorshe ilish">Shorshe ilish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shukto" title="Shukto">Shukto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Odia_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Odia cuisine">Odia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chandrakanti" title="Chandrakanti">Chandrakanti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadachadi" title="Chadachadi">Chaṛachaṛi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhena_gaja" title="Chhena gaja">Chhena gaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhena_jalebi" title="Chhena jalebi">Chhena jalebi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhena_Jhili" title="Chhena Jhili">Chhena jhili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhena_kheeri" title="Chhena kheeri">Chhena kheeri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhena_poda" title="Chhena poda">Chhena poda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chingudi_jhola" title="Chingudi jhola">Chingudi jhola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahi_baigana" title="Dahi baigana">Dahi baigana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahi_machha" title="Dahi machha">Dahi machha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahibara_aludam" title="Dahibara aludam">Dahibara aludam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enduri_pitha" title="Enduri pitha">Enduri pitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghugni" title="Ghugni">Ghuguni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakara_pitha" title="Kakara pitha">Kakara pitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanika_(food)" title="Kanika (food)">Kanika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khira_sagara" title="Khira sagara">Khira sagara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kheer" title="Kheer">Khiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maachha_bihana" title="Maachha bihana">Maachha bihana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manda_pitha" title="Manda pitha">Manda pitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ou_khatta" title="Ou khatta">Ou khatta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakhala" title="Pakhala">Pakhala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitha" title="Pitha">Pitha</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arisa_pitha" title="Arisa pitha">Arisa pitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakuli_pitha" title="Chakuli pitha">Chakuli pitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Podo_pitha" title="Podo pitha">Podo pitha</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasabali" title="Rasabali">Rasabali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasgulla" title="Rasgulla">Rasgulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santula" title="Santula">Santula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathapuli" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathapuli">Mathapuli</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bihari_cuisine" title="Bihari cuisine">Bihari</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Litti_(dish)" title="Litti (dish)">Litti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghugni" title="Ghugni">Ghugni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sattu" title="Sattu">Sattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khaja" title="Khaja">Khaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champaran_meat" title="Champaran meat">Champaran meat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laddu" title="Laddu">Laddu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tilkut" title="Tilkut">Tilkut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anarsa" title="Anarsa">Anarsa</a></li> <li>Regional (<a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_cuisine" title="Bhojpuri cuisine">Bhojpuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maithil_cuisine" title="Maithil cuisine">Maithil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magahi_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Magahi cuisine">Magahi</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Biryani" title="Biryani">Biryani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaat" title="Chaat">Chaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chutney" title="Chutney">Chutney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dal" title="Dal">Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falooda" title="Falooda">Falooda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flattened_rice" title="Flattened rice">Flattened rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_jamun" title="Gulab jamun">Gulab jamun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halva#.C2.A0India" title="Halva">Halva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_pickle" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian pickle">Indian pickle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalebi" title="Jalebi">Jalebi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keema_matar" title="Keema matar">Keema matar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kheer" title="Kheer">Kheer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofta" 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