South Indian cuisine typically covers the five  Southern states of Karnataka ,Kerala ,Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamilnadu . All five states have typical vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes .In addition, in all regions there are main course, snacks, light meals, desserts and drinks that are typical of the country and are known in each region. 

Here we are going to see the top 5 dishes liked by South Indians

IDLY 

Idly is a delicious rice cake native to the Indian subcontinent and it is popular breakfast dish in South India and Sri Lanka. The cake is made by steaming the dough made by fermenting black lentils and rice. Traditionally, each region has its own version, usually served with sambar (spiced lentil stew) and coconut chutney. New contemporary variations includes button idly, taate idly, masala, rava idly

DOSA

A traditional South Indian dish called masala dosa is popular nationwide and consist of soaked rice and lentil batter baked in thin pancakes, usually stuffed with potatoes, onions and mustard seeds. Dishes are often accompanied by finely chopped coconut and chopped coriander. Due to its popularity, there are also variations such as Mysore Masala Dosa, Lava Masala Dosa, Onion Masala Dosa, and Paper Masala Dosa. It is usually consumed as a light meal or as part of the meal of the day

PONGAL

Pongal  is a popular South Indian rice dish. "Pongal" means "boiling"  in Tamil. In Telugu and Kannada, Pongal is a mixture of boiled milk and sugar. There are two types of pongal, sweet chakarai pongal and Venn pongal with clarified butter. The word pongal generally refers to spicy venn pongal and is a common breakfast food.  Chakarai Pongal are usually prepared as Prasadams (a tribute to God) in temples. This type of Pongal is created between the Pongal Festival in Tamil Nadu and the Sankranthi Festival in Andhra Pradesh. Ingredients include rice, coconut, and mung beans. Chakarai pongal is often sweetened with jaguary, giving the pongal a brown color, but can be sweetened with white sugar instead.

APPAM

Appam is a popular Indian bowl-shaped pancake made from rice flour and coconut milk . Appam, usually eaten for breakfast or dinner, is the most popular in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, and Kerala, and is culturally associated with a Syrian Christian called Nasranis, who bake appam on stone. According to American food writer and historian Gil Marks, pancakes first appeared on the southern tip of India. Little is known about the history of Appam, but some speculate that it comes from the Jewish community of India. Today, hot spices such as coconut milk curry are traditionally served.

THALI

The special thing about Thali is that there are different dishes on one plate. It's like a tray buffet! South Indian-style thali has several South Indian dishes on the plate. It's a great way to taste a variety of South Indian cuisine. Thali dishes usually consist of rice, vegetarian, curry and quarks (yogurt).