Dishes Served in A Full Course Udupi Meal
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):
- Ghee
- Salt
- Pickle
- Kosambari (seasoned salad made from split Bengal gram or pea)
- Bajji or chutney
- Ajethna
- Spiced rice (chitranna)
- Appalla
- Steamed rice (plain rice cooked in steam or boiling water)
- Saaru and Rasam (a spicy watery soup)
- Menaskai
- Koddelu
- Sweets like laddu, holige
- Fried items like bonda, chakkuli, vada
- Paramanna or Kheer (pudding) or Payasa
- Buttermilk/curd
Depending upon the occasion, individual taste, and money, each dish may be made from different ingredients.
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