[sandGorgon]

south india.

North indian cuisine doesnt use black pepper...but south indian cuisine does. in fact it is the core ingredient in rasam and sambhar (two of the most iconic every day dishes).

all the south indian curries use it.

P.S. also during traditional south indian festivals, you cook dishes exclusively with black pepper - never chillies.

[yumraj]

We’re North Indians and we do use black pepper. it may be used less than in the south can’t say.

And like you said, in some festivals with fasts, meals use just black pepper and pink salt.