Lunch · “high-protein”

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Karnataka Lunch

Bisi Bele Bath

Karnataka one-pot rice and lentil dish cooked with tamarind, coconut and special...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Sambar

Tangy tamarind and lentil soup with mixed vegetables and aromatic sambar powder —...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Sikkim Lunch

Sikkim Palpali Dhokha Lentil Cake Simmered Curry Nepali

Steamed lentil cakes simmered in a spiced tomato-onion curry — a traditional...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Uttarakhand Lunch

Uttarakhand Bhatt Ki Churkani Black Soybean Thick Daily Dal

Bhatt — the local black soybean of Uttarakhand — cooked into a thick, deeply flavoured...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Assam Zucchini Dal

Courgette cooked into lentils with Assamese tempering — weekday vegetable dal

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Black Dal Slow

Slow-cooked whole black urad with mustard oil and hing — the rustic protein lentil of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

Bihar Lunch

Litti Chokha

Smoky wheat balls stuffed with spiced sattu served with fire-roasted vegetable mash —...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Dal Pitha Bihar

Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with spiced chana dal — Bihar's everyday comfort dumpling

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Dal Tadka

Yellow lentils with a bold ghee and cumin tempering — the daily dal that anchors every...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Khichdi Bihari

Rice and moong dal khichdi with generous ghee — the sacred daily food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Rohu Fish Curry

Mustard and yogurt Rohu curry — the Mithila belt sharp and tangy fish preparation

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Masoor Dal

Red lentil dal with a sharp ghee and garlic tempering — the quick weekday dal of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy