A typical terai set includes basmati rice with ghee, pigeon pea daal, tarkari ( cooked variety of vegetable ), taruwa ( a batter of raw vegetable such as potato, brinjal / aubergine, chilli, cauliflower etc . deep fried in the oil ), papadum, mango / lemon pickles and youghurt.
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One of their songs, " The Papadum Song ", a novelty song revolving around two men visiting an Indian restaurant ( one of them for the first time ) was repeatedly played on BBC Radio 1 and featured them live on several TV shows ( including the BBC's " Blue Peter " ) and was very popular at the time, but fate and industrial action decreed that it would not sell.
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"' Vegetarian : "'kevar kalli, idli, sambar, vadai, rasam, dosa, thayir sadam ( yogurt rice ), thayir vadai ( yogurt-soaked fritters ), kootu ( vegetables in wet style ), poriyal / kari ( vegetables in dry style ), murukku, uthappam, idiappam, appalam ( deep fried lentil-flour crisps ) and papadum ( baked lentil-flour crips ), freshly made thayir pachidi ( yogurt mixed with fresh vegetables)
