Food stories: How a dish like Sambhar came, Marathas made it, made South India smile

Food stories: How a dish like Sambhar came, Marathas made it, made South India smile

highlights Maratha king Sambhaji’s connection with the beginning of Sambar in the 17th century is said to be It is also said that Shivaji asked his catering chief to prepare easy and nutritious dishes for the army. The recipe for sambar traveled southwards mainly through trade routes and cultural exchange Be it Idli or Masala Dosa or Uttapam or any South Indian dish, the thing that is invariably eaten with it is Sambar and Chutney. Any South Indian dish is incomplete without sambar. Just as the bodice and hem are…

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