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Tamil Nadu Beverage

Barley Kanji

Traditional Tamil Nadu beverage — barley kanji made with barley water.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Ragi Koozh

Traditional Tamil Nadu beverage — ragi koozh made with ragi millet drink.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kavuni Arisi

Tamil Nadu village recipe — Chettinad black rice pudding — offered at weddings and festivals.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kambu Sadam

Tamil Nadu village recipe — pearl millet rice — high iron, cooling nature.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Lotus Seed Sundal

Healthy boiled legume salad — lotus seed sundal tossed in mustard-coconut tempering.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Podalangai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with snake gourd, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kambu Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — pearl millet dosa — iron-rich village breakfast.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ragi Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — ragi dosa — calcium-rich, no fermentation needed.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Rava Vada

Crispy South Indian fritter — rava vada made with fine semolina (rava).

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Cholam Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — sorghum dosa — ancient village grain crepe.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Carrot Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with grated carrot and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Varagu Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — kodo millet dosa — low glycaemic ancient grain.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy