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Indian cuisine, is as diverse as the country, with ingredients and flavours changing dramatically every few kilometer! Every state in India have their own special delicacies which have distinct flavours.

Tamil Nadu:

Agriculture being the major occupation, most of the Tamil Nadu cuisine has Rice as the main ingredient.

Many famous dishes eaten during breakfast are

1.Idli - Steamed rice dough pancakes : These are very light meal and are safe for digestion. 2. Dosa - Fermented thin Pancake made from rice batter. 3. Pongal - Pongal also is made out of rice and there are many varieties of Pongal such as Sakarai pongal, ven pongal and melagu pongal.

All these dishes taste better when had with Sambhar, and different variations of Chutneys. Breakfast in Tamil Nadu is not complete without a fllter Coffee at the end.

Kerala:

Kerala is known for its various plantations from cardamom, cashew nut, coconuts to spice plantations such as ginger, pepper and other plantations such as coffee,rubber and tea

Most of the Kerala dishes are cooked with coconut oil which gives it a different exclusive taste. The major Kerala breakfast menu includes variety of Puttu, Vellayappam, Palappam or Idiappam which is made with pounded rice flour and served with a vegetable or chicken stew or coconut milk. Coconut Chutney is a must with these delicacies. Similar to Tamil Nadu, Kerala breakfast is also incomplete without coffee.

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