Culinary tales of Karnataka

In the diverse culinary landscape of Karnataka, rice and rice-based dishes served with flavorful curries take center stage.

- Nithya Franklyn

Rest of Karnataka, rice and rice-based dishes served with curries hold the fort. Rice is served in many forms like Bisi bele bath, vangi bath, and pulao, and rice-based dishes include neer dosa, akki roti, sannas, dosa, and idli. Millets like ragi is used to make mudde, roti, mandi etc., and jowar and bajra are common too.

Bamboo shoots, kokum, dil leaves, colocasia leaves, gur-relu/niger seeds, and tender jackfruit are some of the unique ingredients used here. Jaggery is often used in savoury dishes.