Energy Boosting Recipes

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Tirunelveli Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with raw wheat (kanum maa) and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kezhvaragu Puttu

Tamil Nadu breakfast — finger millet puttu — calcium-rich steamed breakfast.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Moong Dal Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with moong dal and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kambu Puttu

Tamil Nadu breakfast — pearl millet puttu — iron-rich steamed breakfast.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Badam Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with blanched almonds and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Thinai Puttu

Tamil Nadu breakfast — foxtail millet puttu — high in fibre.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Jackfruit Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with ripe jackfruit and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Siruthaniya Idli

Tamil Nadu breakfast — five-millet idli — the village health breakfast.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kollu Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with horse gram sprouts, tempered mustard seeds and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Toda Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Toda tribal people of the Nilgiris — this kootu...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kattu Kundangai Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Forest pumpkin kootu — tribal recipe using wild...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kallakkai Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Wood apple (kallakkai) kootu — rare tribal recipe...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy