Authentic south Indian Restaurant located in the heart of SOMA. South Indian cuisine is an elegant blend of flavors, seasoning, colors, fragrances, tastes and visual appeal. Recipes of the region typically begin with rice as a base ingredient, combining it with spices, coconut, tamarind, lentils and a variety of vegetables to create popular dishes such as dosas, idlis, vadas, and uttapams. The tastes of Ruchi are a collection of simple home-style flavors primarily from Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu in the south of India.