South Indian Staples

Fermented-batter tiffin dishes rooted in South India.

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South Indian Tiffin · South India

Crisp-and-Fluffy Medu Vada

Whipped urad dal batter, shaped into a ring and deep-fried until the outside crisps and the inside stays light, served with coconut chutney and sambar.

  • 4 hrs 25 min
  • Intermediate
  • Deep-Fried
  • Mild spice
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Dosa · South India

Instant Lacy Rava Dosa

A thin, lacy, deeply crisp dosa made from a fast semolina-rice flour-buttermilk batter that skips soaking, grinding and fermentation, ready for the table inside the hour.

  • 55 min
  • Intermediate
  • Pan-Fried
  • Mild spice
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Dosa · South India

Onion-Tomato Uttapam

A thick, soft fermented rice-and-lentil pancake, loaded with onion, tomato, chilli and coriander, cooked slowly through on a griddle instead of spread into a thin dosa.

  • 8 hrs 25 min
  • Easy
  • Pan-Fried
  • Mild spice
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South Indian Tiffin · South India

Thin, Crisp Dosa from Fermented Batter

A wide, thin, crisp-edged crepe made from the same fermented rice and urad dal batter used for idli, cooked on a hot flat griddle until golden and lacy at the rim.

  • 12 hrs 25 min
  • Advanced
  • Pan-Fried
  • Mild spice
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