<P> Rayalaseema, the southern region of Andhra Pradesh, has some unique dishes in its cuisine . Rayalaseema cuisine is famous for being spicy because of the liberal use of chillipowder in almost all the dishes . Seema karam is unique to its dishes . Due to its close proximity to Tamil Nadu and South Karnataka, the cuisine is heavily influenced by Tamil Nadu and South Karnataka cuisines . There are different foods and snacks made in the Rayalaseema region . Some of the main courses include rice, jonna (jowar), ragi roti with a combination of neyyi as well as ragi sangati, usually served with spinach or pulusu . Uggani is a dish unique to rayalaseema region especially kurnool and kadapa districts.It is made by boiled paddycorn and is generally yellowish in color due to liberal usgae of turmeric powder and is usually served with mirapakaya bajji (chilli bajji) uggani bajji is served primarily as breakfast but generally eaten as a snack food too . It is spicy and is one of the ethnic and authentic dishes of rayalaseema . </P> <P> Attirasaalu (rice - based vada using jaggery), pakam undalu, (a mixture of steamed rice flour, ground nuts, jaggery), borugu undalu (a sweet variety made corn of jowar and jaggery) and rava laddu are the sweet specialities . Masala borugulu (like snacks), ponganaalu wet rice flour, fry with oil, carrot, onions, chilis are other savory specialties . </P> <P> The Telangana state lies on the Deccan plateau and its topography dictates more millet and roti (leavened bread) based dishes . Jowar and Bajra features more prominently in their cuisine . Due to its proximity with Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and northwest Karnataka, it shares some similarities of the Deccan plateau cuisine . </P> <P> Telangana in its cuisine, there is special place for roti's made from millets, such as jonna rotte (sorghum), sajja rotte (penisetum), or Sarva Pindi" and Uppudi Pindi (broken rice). In Telangana a gravy or curry is called Koora and Pulusu (Sour) in based on Tamarind . A deep fry reduction of the same is called Vepudu . Kodi pulusu and Mamsam (meat) vepudu are popular dishes in meat . Vankaya Brinjal Pulusu or Vepudu, Arintikaya Banana pulusu or Vepudu are one of the many varieties of vegetable dishes . Telangana palakoora is a spinach dish cooked with lentils eaten with steamed rice and rotis . Peanuts are added as special attraction and in Karimnagar District, cashew nuts are added . </P>

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