10 Breakfasts From South India To Start Your Day

By Nikita Toppo

South Indian cuisine is loaded with a plethora of delectable dishes. Here are top ten breakfasts from the cuisine.

Idli

This is the most popular dish from South India that is best served with sambar and coconut chutney.

Dosa

Dosa is another classic from South India. It is made from a fermented batter of ground black lentils and rice.

Uttapam

Made along with finely chopped veggies, uttapam is ideal for a low-fat breakfast.

Medu Vada

This crispy and delicious urad dal dish is best served with coconut chutney.

Puttu

This Malayali dish is made of steamed ground rice layered with coconut shavings along with a sweet and savoury filling inside.

Upma

Upma is made with semolina roasted along with urad dal, chana dal and various flavourful herbs and spices.

Appam

This soft and fluffy pancake is made with rice and coconut that goes well with all kinds of curry.

Ven Pongal

Ven pongal is a spicy rice dish that is traditionally paired with sambar and chutney.

Pesarattu

Made with green gram, ginger and spices, pesarattu is very similar to dosa.

Idiyappam

Idiyappam is a traditional dish of Kerala that consists of rice flour pressed into noodle form and then steamed.