5 Side Dishes To Cook With A Steaming Plate Of Dosa

South Indian food is one of the most loved cuisines in India. Some of the most famous dishes include idli, dosa, vada, and uttapam. While the food from this region is delicious in itself, the chutneys and side dishes add a great charm to them too. Dosas are perfectly accompanied by a hot bowl of sambar and other such side dishes.

If you are planning to cook dosa at home, here are some side dishes that you must cook along with them.

Red Chilli Chutney

In the South Indian cuisines, the most common chutney is coconut chutney. However, apart from this subtle yet delicious sauce, you can also prepare Red Chilli Chutney. This chutney is made using red chillies, onions, tamarind, and garlic. Savour delicious hot dosas with sambar and this chutney.

Peanut Garlic Podi

Podi is a South Indian recipe that is accompanied by dosa and idli. While podi comes in different variants, Peanut Garlic Podi is made using peanuts and garlic as the main ingredients. Further, you need to add garlic, red chillies, and coconut. This is cooked by roasting these ingredients in light oil in a pan.

Manjal Sambar

Manjal Sambar or Turmeric Sambar is a yellow sambar that tastes delicious when eaten with dosa. For this dish, you need to use onions, lentils, tamarind, turmeric, chopped garlic, zucchini, carrot, podi, green chillies, etc. The more vegetables it has, the better it tastes.

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Vada Curry

Vada Curry is a famous dish from Tamil Nadu which is made with pan fried crispy masala coated vadas in a delicious curry of tomatoes and onions. The batter for vadas can be made with chana dal. For the curry, you need tomatoes, onions, coconut paste, garlic, chillies, and spices.

Thakkali Thokku

Thakkali Thokku is a savoury side dish that you can enjoy with steaming dosa and idli. This is a tangy and spicy tomato dish, you can also add sweetness to it as per your preference. For this dish, you need to add tomatoes, turmeric, sambar powder, red chillies, and jaggery for sweetness.

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Try these delicious side dishes with dosa and enjoy your food. If you liked this story, stay tuned to HerZindagi for more!

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