The Soody's Blog

Guides to dosa, idli, filter coffee and the food of South India, from our kitchen.

Mulbagal dosa served with chutneys and sambar on a banana leaf
Dosa

Know Your Dosas

4 min read

Benne, Mulbagal, set, rava, paper masala: what makes each dosa on our menu different, where it comes from, and which one to order first.

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Thatte idli with sambar and chutneys on a banana leaf
Idli

Know Your Idlis

3 min read

An idli is not just an idli. Plate-sized thatte idli, podi idli tossed in spice, soft rava idli and crisp fried idli, and how to eat each one.

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Ground coffee in a steel filter resting on roasted coffee beans
Coffee

Filter Coffee

3 min read

What goes into a tumbler of South Indian filter coffee: the steel filter, the decoction, the chicory, and why it is poured from a height.

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