Udupi cuisine

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Udupi cuisine is a

Tulunadu region of the state of Karnataka
.

Some of Udupi cuisine is

strictly vegetarian. However, other elements of Udupi cuisine are non-vegetarian and common to Mangalorean cuisine
.

Udupi cuisine has its origin in the

Madhva Brahmins to offer different kinds of food to Krishna at the Udupi Krishna Temple. Hence, Udupi cuisine is also synonymously known as Madhva cuisine.[2]

Udupi cuisine comprises dishes made primarily from grains, beans, vegetables, and fruits. The variety and range of dishes is wide, and a hallmark of the cuisine involves the use of locally available ingredients. The famous dosa (thick crisp pancakes, plain or masala when stuffed with potatoes) is said[by whom?] to have originated from this cuisine.

Following the tradition of chaaturmasa vrata, which is a restriction of certain food ingredients in a certain period or season, may have led to the innovation of a variety of dishes in Udupi cuisine. Pumpkins and gourds are the main ingredients in sambar, a stew prepared with ground coconut and coconut oil as its base.[citation needed]

The ubiquitous Indian dish

ridge gourd, are specialities.[4]

Typical dishes

Full-course Udupi meals

The full course Udupi meal is served on a

plantain
leaf, which is traditionally kept on the ground. The dishes are served in a particular sequence, and each dish is placed on a particular spot of the plantain leaf. All the people eating this meal are expected to begin and end eating the meal together. A person cannot get up in middle of the meal, even though he has finished his meal. The start and end of meal is done by saying "Govinda," the name of Lord Vishnu. A typical meal is served with the following (in sequence):

Depending upon the occasion, individual taste, and money, each dish may be made from different ingredients.

Popular dishes in Udupi cuisine

  • Buns (Mangaluru Buns), a sweet dish fried out of Maida flour and Banana
  • neer dose
    , uppu huli kara dosa
  • Gashi or Ghasi (thick gravy-like dish made by use of peas or pulses with coconut)
  • Kadubu
  • Kashi halva from musk pumpkin, jackfruit, banana, and
    bottle gourd
  • Kodhel or sambar (sambar made from lentil, coconut and vegetable of choice)
  • Kosambari (salads of green gram or Bengal gram lentils, seasoned)
  • Mangalore bajji or Golibaje[5]
  • Menaskai (especially made of Amtekai or ambade)
  • Patrode (colacasia leaves dipped in batter and steamed cooked)
  • Putnis
  • Pelakai appa (fried dumplings made from jackfruit)
  • Pelakai Gatti/gidde
  • Pelakai halwa (jackfruit halwa)
  • Puddings or parammanna or
    payasa
    or kheer
  • Saaru or rasam (rasam made from lentil and tomato)
  • Sajjige and bajil (
    beaten rice
    )
  • Sweet dishes like
    sajjige, maddi,manni, kaai holige, undae (laddu
    )
  • Uddinahittu (urad flour or potato mashed mixed in curd and seasoned)

Overview of Udupi cuisine

Food item Ingredients Preparation Image Remarks
Masala Dosa
 Rice, Lentils (deskinned black gram) Dosa with ghee; stuffed with cooked potatoes Invented by Udupi hotels [citation needed]
Pathrode
 Colacasia leaves, Rice Spiced rice flour applied to colacasia leaves, rolled and steamed Popular during the rainy season
Kotte kadubu Rice, Lentils (deskinned black gram) Steamed batter in jackfruit leaves Moday is a similar preparation steamed in screw pine leaves.
neer dosa Rice Dosa prepared from rice flour
Undla kai Rice Steamed rice balls Rainy season dish
Shyavige or Othu shyavige Rice, Grated coconut Rice based vermicelli
Goli Baje
Maida
 Deep fried balls of batter Also called Mangalore bajji
Halasina Kadabu Rice, Jackfruit Steamed ground rice and jackfruit
Thambuli Coconut, buttermilk, brahmi leaf Enjoyed as a side-dish

Udupi restaurants

Udupi or Udipi restaurants serving Udupi cuisine can be found all over India and many parts of the world. In the past, these restaurants were run by cooks and priests trained at Krishna matha in Udupi.[6] With rising popularity, many others have entered this business claiming to serve authentic Udupi cuisine.[7] Most Udupi restaurants are family run, with ownership passing among kith and kin of the original owner.[8] Udupi restaurants have undergone many changes in their menu in recent times, adapting to changing economic structure and social statuses in India. They have included vegetarian delicacies from other Indian cuisines.[9]

The first major Udupi restaurant owner,

George Town as a kitchen servant.[10] He is the inventor of Masala Dosa. In 1925, his employer offered him one of his restaurants for ₹700 monthly. In 1939 Rao started his first hotel Udupi Sri Krishna Vilas, now called Old Woodlands.[8] The other prominent chain of Udupi restaurant is the Dasaprakash group, founded by K. Seetharama Rao, who gave up a low-grade salaried position in Mangalore to join his brothers' snack food (tiffin) business in Mysore in 1921.[10]

In 1923, a major flood devastated Udupi and caused mass migration of male workers and professionals to large cities. This led to a rising demand for low-cost public eating places.[10] Several prominent Udupi restaurants such as Dasaprakash in Mysore, Udupi Sri Krishna Bhavan and Mavalli Tiffin Rooms in Bangalore, were set up to cater to this demand.[10] These restaurants were vegetarian, employed OBCs and upper-caste Hindus from Udupi, and initially, segregated seating spaces along caste lines.[10]

Mumbai, Madras, Mysore, and Bangalore were important destinations for migrants from Udupi, and many restaurants were set up there.[11][10] In Matunga in Mumbai, many Udupi restaurants such as Ramanayaks and Cafe Madras were established in the 1930s and 1940s.[10] In the following decades, Udupi restaurants spread to all states and are now found in every corner of India. Eventually, it crossed national boundaries and reached cities with Indian diasporas around the world.[10]

Gallery

  • Puli koddel is one of the traditional and authentic Udupi dishes made specially during the festive season in the temples.
    Puli koddel is one of the traditional and authentic Udupi dishes made specially during the festive season in the temples.
  • Goli baje, or Mangalore bajji, Udupi cuisine
    Goli baje, or Mangalore bajji, Udupi cuisine
  • Spiced curd rice
    Spiced curd rice
  • Malpuri, a Udupi dessert
    Malpuri, a Udupi dessert
  • Idli served in an Udupi restaurant
    Idli served in an Udupi restaurant

See also

References

  1. ^ "Udupi". www.karnataka.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  2. ^ Swami Atmashraddhananda (15 February 2022). A Pilgrimage To Western Ghats Temples In Karnataka. Ramakrishna Math. p. 62.
  3. ISBN 9788186791509
    .
  4. ^ "Udupi Food Specialties". udupitourism.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Goli Baje". udupi-recipes.com. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Utterly Udipi". thehinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "In Udupi, food is the greatest binder". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  8. ^ a b Madsen, Stig Toft; Gardella, Geoffrey T. (18 June 2009). "Udupi Hotels: Entrepreneurship, Reform and Revival, Asian Dynamics Conferences" (PDF). Copenhagen.
  9. ^ Nair, Manoj R. "Ingredients in melting". mumbaimirror.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ^
    ISBN 9780670089833
    .
  11. ^ "Udupi hotels, an ode to way of life". The Hindu, English daily newspaper. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

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