These Yummy South Indian Dishes Need To Be On Your Wedding Menu

Everyone loves the food at weddings! Aren’t wedding menus really special? They generate such strong memories even years later. So today we would like to show you some traditional wedding menu items from various South Indian weddings that would make a fantastic addition to your wedding menus. All these are classics and will work for both day and evening weddings.

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So without further ado, let's get some tongues watering!

Chiroti

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With roots in Karnataka, this is yummy flavored milk poured over a flaky puff pastry style puri and topped with powdered sugar. Yum and enjoyed by one and all.

Obatu/Poli

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Each state in India has their version. The South versions are plenty where Karnataka wedding lunches serve their Obattu with ghee and the wedding Sadhyas in Trivandrum are incomplete without their favorite boli and payasam.

Paal Ada Pradhaman

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A Kerala trademark small bits of jelly like ada is cooked with milk and sugar to achieve a creamy consistency and is a must-have on the menu. Add it. Can be served hot, cold, or even as a popsicle.

Chakka Pradhaman

Eat seasonal and summer is the season of jackfruits. This delicious dessert is something that should be tasted. Your guests will thank you for the rest of their lives.

Mambhaza Pulishery

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How do we do summer weddings without mangoes? Try a mambhaza pulishery, a sweet and sour gravy from God’s own country. A delicacy and a beautiful addition to your wedding menu.

Mor Kozhambhu

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This buttermilk infused gravy that every state has a version of. The South or more precisely the Tamil version has okras or even vadas dunked into this flavorful gravy.

Usili

If you have added the mor kozhambhu to your menu, then a usili or a dry dish made of vegetables and crumbled lentils is the perfect combo for it. So add this too! PS. It is a must in Tamil weddings.

Puliohara

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Zipping to the states of Andhra and Telangana they serve a variety of dishes that are traditional and one we love is the puliohara. They make different versions of it and each of it is as yummy and light as the other.

Variety of Pickles

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The condiments served at a traditional Telugu wedding meal cannot be compared to anything and you can add the whole bunch to your menu.

So are these good enough menu options in your opinion? Let us know!