A FOOD TRADITION
Karnataka Cuisine
Karnataka cuisine encompasses varied traditions across the Deccan plateau, coastal belt, forested areas, and southern tablelands. Rice, ragi, millets, lentils, coconut, jaggery, tamarind, curry leaves, and local greens are important, with meat and seafood practices differing by community and locality. Techniques include fermenting batters, roasting spice powders, tempering, steaming, and slow-cooking coconut-based gravies. Bisi bele bath, ragi mudde, and neer dosa are recognizable examples, while Udupi vegetarian cooking forms one influential strand. The cuisine is connected to neighboring Tamil, Konkani, Andhra, and Kerala traditions without being reducible to them.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Bisi bele bath
A comforting Karnataka rice-and-lentil dish served hot.
Chitranna
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Kodava pandi curry
A dark, spicy Coorg pork curry soured with local kachampuli vinegar.
Mysore masala dosa
A crisp Mysuru dosa spread with red chutney and filled with seasoned potato.
Mysore pak
A rich Mysuru sweet made from gram flour, ghee and sugar.
Pundi
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Ragi mudde
Steamed Karnataka finger-millet balls traditionally served with sambar, rasam or greens-and-lentil soup.
Vangibath
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