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Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Masala Dosa

Thin crispy rice-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato masala — the iconic South...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Pongal

Soft rice-and-moong-dal porridge tempered with pepper, cumin and ghee — Tamil Nadu's...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Tamil Nadu Pongal Ven Pongal Pepper Ghee Comfort Dish

Rice and yellow moong dal cooked together with generous ghee, black pepper and cumin —...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Tamil Nadu Idli Soft Steamed Fermented Rice Lentil Classic

Soft, spongy steamed rice and urad dal cakes — the foundational South Indian breakfast...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kavuni Arisi Idli

Chettinad specialty — Purple-black idli from black sticky rice — a Chettinad innovation.

⏱ 25 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Vengaya Dosai

Chettinad specialty — Onion dosa — crispy, caramelised onion dosa from Chettinad households.

⏱ 25 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Venkatrama Dosai

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Iyengar paper dosa — ultra thin, no filling, eaten...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ghee Roast Dosa

Tamil Nadu dosa variant — ghee roast dosa made with crispy ghee roast.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Wheat Dosa

Tamil Nadu dosa variant — wheat dosa made with whole wheat dosa.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Oats Dosa

Tamil Nadu dosa variant — oats dosa made with oats dosa.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Egg Dosa

Tamil Nadu dosa variant — egg dosa made with egg-topped dosa.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Paneer Dosa

Tamil Nadu dosa variant — paneer dosa made with paneer and spice filling.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium