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.