Telangana cuisine facts for kids
Telangana cuisine is the delicious food from the Indian state of Telangana. This state is located on the Deccan plateau. Because of its land, people there eat a lot of dishes made with millets and flatbreads called rotis. Grains like Jowar (sorghum) and Bajra (pearl millet) are very important in their cooking.
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What are the Main Foods in Telangana?
Telangana cuisine uses many types of rotis (flatbreads) made from millets. Some popular ones are jonna rotte (made from sorghum) and sajja rotte (made from pearl millet). Other special dishes include Sarva Pindi and Uppudi Pindi, which are made from broken rice.
What are Koora and Pulusu?
In Telangana, a gravy or curry is called Koora. A sour stew, often made with Tamarind, is known as Pulusu. If a dish is deep-fried until it's reduced, it's called Vepudu.
Popular Meat and Vegetable Dishes
Kodi pulusu (chicken stew) and kodi vepudu (fried chicken) are popular meat dishes. For vegetables, people enjoy Vankaya koora (brinjal curry) and Aloogadda koora (potato curry). Telangana palakoora is a tasty spinach dish cooked with lentils. It's usually eaten with steamed rice or rotis. Sometimes, Peanuts are added for extra flavor. In the Karimnagar District, people even add cashew nuts!
Special Curries and Snacks
Some well-known Telangana curries include Boti (made from mutton) and Phunti Koora, which uses red sorrel leaves. Potlakaya pulusu, a stew made from snake gourd, is a common daily meal. Many Telangana dishes are changed a little to suit different tastes, but the main ingredients stay the same.
Sakinalu is a very popular crispy snack. It's made from rice flour during festivals like Dusshera and Sankranthi. It's a unique and delicious fried snack from South India.
Telangana Food in Restaurants
Recently, Telangana cuisine has become more popular in restaurants around Hyderabad. You can now find special "Telangana thali" meals for lunch, which let you try many different dishes at once.
What are the Main Vegetarian Dishes?
In Telangana, cooks often use Tamarind, red chilies (called koraivikaram), and Asafoetida (a strong spice) in their dishes. Roselle (a type of plant) is also used a lot in curries and pickles.
What is Sarva Appa?
Sarva appa is a spicy pancake. It's a common breakfast item. It's made with rice flour, chana dal (split chickpeas), ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, curry leaves, and green chilies.
