If you have not tried any Indian food other than Parotta or Prata, you basically doesnt know much about south indian food !!! South Indian breakfast is very different... damn tasty ... It is predominantly consists of 5 items... Idly - Steamed rice cake; Dosa or Thosai - pancake from fermented rice batter; Puri - deep fried wheat / maida bread; medhu vada - deep fried doughnut shaped, made out of urad dal; Pongal - made out of rice, turmeric and some pepper and another variety with rice and moong dal; Upma - thick porridge from semi fried semolina. It comes with lot of side dish... Sambar - vegetable based lentil stew, cooked with tamarind broth; also called as Dal by Malaysians. Chutneys - white coloured coconut chutney, coriander, tomato and mint combination; Also there is one melaga podi or gun power which can be given separately or served as separate item called Podi Idly. This one is damn tasty but little more spicy. Beware while you eat Pongal - it can make
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