Two of the most famous South Indian Foods served in the Temple Canteen

Idli – Rice Cakes

Idli is eaten with chutney and sambar/rasam (South Indian soup made with tamarind or tomato juice, pepper and other spices).

Chutney is the one on the top – Coconut Chutney
Rasam/Sambar is the one on the bottom – red colored Tamarind Soup

Dosa – Pancake

Dosa is a thin pancake made from rice and black lentils

Anthony Bourdain from the Travel Channel talks about this experience at the Hindu Temple, praying, along with food filling hungry stomachs.

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