Amazwe afaka : Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu naseKerala.
Isithonya sezwe kanye namasiko esiqhingini sendawo : iNingizimu India inesimo esishisayo, esinesimiso sezulu futhi zonke izifundazwe zisegwini. Imvula iningi futhi kunikezwa izithelo ezintsha, imifino kanye nelayisi. I-Andhra Pradesh ikhiqiza ukudla okuvuthayo kwe-Andhra okuyinto ikakhulukazi yemifino kodwa inezinhlobo eziningi zezinhlanzi zasolwandle ezindaweni zayo ezisogwini.
I-Tamilnadu ine-Chettinad cuisine, mhlawumbe eyona yokudla kakhulu kunazo zonke. Lesi sitayela futhi ikakhulukazi semifino.
Ukusuka eKerala kuza ukupheka kukaMalabari, kanye nokulotshwa kwayo kwezitsha ezidla okumnandi zasolwandle. I-Hyderabad yindlu ye-Nizams (ababusi base Hyderabad) kanye nokudla kuka-Nizami okugcwala futhi okunomnandi okuthandayo kusuka ku-okubabayo kuya kumuncu kuya kumnandi. Ukudla kwe-Hyderabadi kugcwele amantongomane, izithelo ezomisiwe kanye nezinongo ezingavamile, ezibiza kakhulu njengeSafroni.
Isitayela sokudla : Ngokuvamile, ukudla kwaseNingizimu Afrika mhlawumbe kudla kakhulu kunawo wonke ukudla kwamaNdiya. Ukudla okugxile kuzitshalo noma izitsha ezilayishiwe. Ilayisi ihlangene ne-Sambaar (isobho esinjengesobho se-lentil esinezithelo ezinamafutha kanye nama-chilies) kanye ne-rasam (isobho esinomlilo oshisayo njenge-lentil dish), imifino eyomile neyomisiwe kanye nama-meat dish kanye nama -chutneys asekelwe kakhukhunathi nama-poppadums ( ama-pancake ejulile ethosiwe ama-crispy lentil). AmaNdiya aseNingizimu Afrika abathandi kakhulu ikhofi yokuhlunga.
Ukudla okuyisisekelo : Akukho isidlo saseNingizimu Afrika esiphelele ngaphandle kwelayisi ngenye indlela noma enye - irayisi elibilisiwe noma i-Idlis (amaqebelengwane aphethwe yi-rice batter), i-Dosas noma i-Uttapams (ama-pancakes awenziwe e-batter of irayisi nefulawa lentil).
Ama-Daals (lentils) nawo ayingxenye yokudla okuningi.
Amafutha okupheka asetshenziswe kakhulu : Amafutha kakhukhunathi asetshenziselwa ukupheka nokupheka. Amafutha emifino afana ne-sunflower kanye ne-canola nawo asetshenziselwa futhi i-ghee ithululelwa phezu kwelayisi ngesikhathi sokudla kwansuku zonke noma ngezidlo ezikhethekile zesenzakalo.
Izinongo ezibalulekile kanye nezithako : Amaqabunga e Curry, lwesinaphi, ama-Asafetida, i-pepper kanye ne-peppercorns, i-tamarind, i-chilies nembewu ye-fenugreek.
Izitsha ezidumile : i- Idlis , i- Dosas , i-Vadas, i-Sambaar, i-Uttapams, i-Rasam, i-Payasam ....