Amerika e kenyeletsa : Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu le Kerala.
Tšusumetso ea libaka le tsa setso lijong tsa sebaka seo : South India e na le mocheso o chesang, o mongobo 'me linaha tsohle tsa eona ke lebōpong la leoatle. Pula e ngata ebile ho na le litholoana, meroho le raese. Andhra Pradesh e hlahisetsa mollo oa Andhra lijo tseo boholo ba limela tsa limela li nang le mefuta e mengata ea lijo tsa leoatle libakeng tse lebōpong la leoatle.
Tamilnadu e na le lijo tsa Chettinad, mohlomong e leng lijo tse ntle ka ho fetisisa tsa Maindia. Mokhoa ona le oona o na le limela tsa meroho.
Ho tloha Kerala ho tla ho pheha Malabari, ho na le lijo tse monate tsa lijo tsa leoatleng. Hyderabad ke lehae la Nizams (babusi ba Hyderabad) le lijo tsa Regal Nizami tse ruileng le tse monate ka litlolo tse tsoang ho monate ho ea bolila ho ea ho monate. Lijo tsa Hyderabadi li tletse linate, litholoana tse omisitsoeng le tse sa tloaelehang, tse nkhang hamonate joaloka safrone.
Sejo sa lijo : Ka kakaretso, lijo tsa Amerika Boroa ke mohlomong lijo tse chesang ka ho fetisisa tsa Maindia. Lijo li na le lijana tsa raese kapa lirafshoa. Rice e kopanngoa le Sambaar (sopho e entsoeng ka sopho e entsoeng ka sopho e monate e nang le linoko tsohle le li-chili) le rasam (sopho e ommeng joaloka lentile), meroho e omeletseng le e phehiloeng le lijana tsa nama le chutneys e mengata ea kokonate le poppadum ( li-pancakes tse tebileng-fried crispy). Maindia a Amerika Boroa ba rata ho noa kofi.
Lijo tse tala : Ha ho lijo tsa South Indian tse phethiloeng ntle le raese ka mokhoa o itseng kapa tse ling - raese e phehiloeng kapa Idlis (mahobe a chesitsoeng a entsoeng ka raese batter), Dosas kapa Uttapams (li-pancakes tse entsoeng ka batter ea raese le phofo ea lentile).
Daals (lentils) hape ke karolo ea lijo tse ngata.
Ho pheha oli e atisang ho sebelisoa : Oli ea kokonate e atisa ho sebelisoa ho pheha le ho pheha. Lijo tsa meroho tse kang soneblomo le canola li boetse li sebelisoa 'me ghee e tšolleloa holim'a raese nakong ea lijo tsa letsatsi le leng le le leng kapa lijong tse khethehileng tsa liketsahalo.
Lintho tsa bohlokoa tse monate le lijo : Makhasi a Curry, mosetareta, Aspheda, pepercorn, tamarind, chilies le peo ea fenugreek.
Lijana tse tloaelehileng : Idlis , Dosas , Vadas, Sambaar, Uttapams, Rasam, Payasam ....