Idli is a type of savoury rice cake. It is very popular as breakfast foods in southern India and northern Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and rice.
Dosa is a type of pancake for breakfast, made from a fermented batter. It appearance is similar to crepe. Its main ingredients are rice and black gram. Dosa is popular in South India and Sri Lanka.
Payasam is a rice pudding from the Indian subcontinent, made by boiling rice, broken wheat, tapioca, or vermicelli with milk and sugar; it is flavoured with cardamom, raisins, saffron, cashews, pistachios or almonds.
Murukku is a savory, crunchy snack from in southern India, and also popular in Sri Lanka. The snack's name derives from the Tamil word for "twisted", which refers to its shape.
Vada is a category of savory fried snacks from India. Different types of vadas can be described variously as fritters, cutlets, doughnuts, or dumplings.
Unni appam is a small round snack made from rice, jaggery, banana, roasted coconut pieces, roasted sesame seeds, ghee and cardamom powder fried in oil.