Nyika dzaisanganisira : Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu neKerala.
Geographical uye mutsika zvinokonzera zvokudya zvemuganhu : South India inopisa, mamiriro okunze ane humvu uye zvese zvayo zviri mahombekombe. Mvura yakawanda uye ndizvo zvakaitawo michero mitsva, miriwo, uye mupunga. Andhra Pradesh inobereka moto uye Andhra cuisine iyo inonyanya kugadzirwa nemidziyo asi ine maruva akawanda ezvokudya zvegungwa munzvimbo dzayo.
Tamilnadu ine Chettinad cuisine, zvichida yakaisvonaka yezvose zvekuIndia. Nzira iyi zvakare inowanzova yemidziyo.
Kubva kuKerala kunouya Malabari kubika, pamwe chete nechekare yezvokudya zvinonaka zvekudya zvegungwa. Hyderabad ndiyo imba yeNizams (vatongi veHyderabad) uye regal Nizami zvokudya zvinopfumbira uye zvinonaka nekunakidza kubva pane zvinonaka kusvika kune zvinovava kusvika kune zvinotapira. Hyderabadi chikafu chizere nemateu, michero yakaomeswa uye yakawanda, inodhura zvinonhuwira seSafron.
Chimiro chekudya : Kazhinji, chikafu cheSouth Indian ndicho chinotyisa kupfuura zvimwe zvekudya zveIndia. Zvokudya zvinowanikwa mumupunga kana mupunga-based dishes. Murairi unobatanidzwa neSambaar (soup-se-lentil ndiro yakaderedzwa nezvinonhuwira uye chilies) uye rasam (tsvina inopisa-soro semidziyo ye lentil), miriwo yakaoma uye yakanyanyisa uye nyama yezvokudya uye boka rekokoni-based chutneys uye poppadums ( deep-fried crispy lentil pancakes). VaIndia vokuSouth vanoda zvikuru fodya yefiyuta.
Zvokudya zvakadzama : Hapana yekuSouth Indian kudya kunopera pasina mupunga mune imwe nzira kana imwe - iyo iri rekiki yakabikwa kana Idlis (mikate yakabikwa yakagadzirwa nemucheka wejeri), Dosas kana Uttapams (pancakes inogadzirwa kubva mubatter we rice neupfu lentil).
Daals (lentils) zvakare chikamu chezvokudya zvakawanda.
Cooking oils inowanzoshandiswa : Kocoti mafuta ndiyo inowanzoshandiswa pakubika uye kupisa. Mafuta anogadzirwa sezvinoita sunflower uye canola zvakare anoshandiswa uye ghee inodururwa pamusoro peiri muzvokudya zvezuva rimwe nerimwe kana muzvimwe zviitiko zvezviitiko.
Zvinhu zvinokosha zvinonhuwira uye zvigadzirwa : Curry mashizha, masardard, Asafetida, pepper uye peppercorns, tamarind, chilies uye fenugreek mbeu.
Zvokudya zvakakurumbira : Idlis , Dosas , Vadas, Sambaar, Uttapams, Rasam, Payasam ....