Tamil Nadu · Snack · “sesame”

Tamil Nadu Snack

Chicken Kola Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Chicken kola urundai — the Tamil Nadu non-veg croquette.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kari Vadai

Tamil Nadu snack — Meat-stuffed vada — Madurai street food specialty.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thavuttu Murukku

Flat disc-shaped murukku made by pressing dough with a thavuttu wooden press — thicker...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Oorugai

Fresh coconut pickle — raw grated coconut tempered with a pungent mustard-asafoetida...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kani Kovilpatti Mittai

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Kani tribal village sweet — made with...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Peyar Kozhukattai

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Cowpea-stuffed kozhukattai — a tribal protein-rich snack.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pasi Payaru Sundal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Sprouted moong sundal — raw, crunchy and iron-rich...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Ellu Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Sesame chikki — Pongal and Karthigai sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kamarkattu

Tamil Nadu snack — Kamarkattu — the hard sesame candy sold at Tamil Nadu village fairs.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Tomato Thokku

Tangy, fiery tomato thokku slow-cooked with mustard seeds, dried red chillies and...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Murukku

Crunchy spiral-shaped rice and lentil snack deep fried to golden perfection — a...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium