The sweet flavor of the small onions and the sour taste of the tomatoes cooked in a tamarind and lentil gravy with the addition of home made sambar powder is sure to tease those palates when eaten with idli, dosa's, hot rice etc.Sambar is a very traditional dish served in almost every South Indian household. The lentil based gravy has many different variations in each region. The sambar gets its spice and tanginess from the tamarind extract and sambar powder. The spice powder called “Sambar Powder” that is added is also atypical to every household. Each family, each region has their own subtle variation of this powder that it makes a huge difference to the way sambar tastes.

A spiced up yogurt based curry like dish is a staple among the punjabi's and a delicacy with the rest of the world. Yes the teasing taste of the khadi, with its sourness and the flavors of asafoetida, pakoras , etc make this Khadi truly delicious.

A very traditional South Indian Brahmin dish, made purely from tamarind and flavored with some traditional delicacies like vathal, small onions, appalam. Surely the ingredients are new to many, but to truly make this dish, you have to savor it at a South Indian house hold. If you are adventurous enough, go ahead and give this tasty tangy spicy dish a try. Its a palate teaser.