Lunch

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Murungai Keerai Masiyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Moringa leaf masiyal — pureed moringa with garlic,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Drumstick Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with drumstick (murungakkai) — a tangy lentil soup...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Pachi Pulusu

Bold Andhra pulusu (sour curry) with raw tamarind with onion (no cooking) in an...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Manga Pachadi

Classic Kerala dish — manga pachadi with mango in coconut-yogurt.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vetrilai Thol Rasam

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Betel leaf stem rasam — the rarest village rasam,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Brinjal Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with brinjal — a tangy lentil soup with tamarind...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Ulavacharu

Bold Andhra pulusu (sour curry) with horse gram extract (thick broth) in an intensely...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Beet Pachadi

Classic Kerala dish — beet pachadi with beetroot in yogurt.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Mati Dail

Whole black gram cooked in mustard oil — the protein backbone of Assamese meals

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Mixed Vegetable Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with mixed vegetables (drumstick, brinjal, onion,...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Mamidikaya Pulusu

Bold Andhra pulusu (sour curry) with raw mango in an intensely tangy tamarind base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Nadan Chicken Curry

Classic Kerala dish — nadan chicken curry with country chicken Kerala style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium