Tamil Nadu · “rice”

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kuzhi Paniyaram

Bite-sized Tamil Nadu rice and lentil balls cooked in a special pan — crispy outside,...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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Tamil Nadu Dessert

Ada Pradhaman

Kerala rice ada cooked in jaggery and coconut milk — the king of all payasams and the...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Paal Kozhukattai

Tiny rice flour dumplings cooked in sweet coconut milk — a simple, comforting...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Thengai Sadam

Tamil Nadu coconut rice tempered with chillies, curry leaves and peanuts — a fragrant,...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Lemon Rice

Zesty South Indian lemon rice with turmeric, peanuts and curry leaves — a tangy,...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Thenga Choru

Fragrant Kerala coconut milk rice cooked with whole spices and ghee — a simple yet...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

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Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Idli Sambar

Steamed fermented rice cakes served with tangy lentil vegetable soup — South India's...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Rasam

Thin, peppery tamarind broth — a digestive, warming soup eaten with rice or sipped as...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Curd Rice

Cooling yogurt rice tempered with mustard seeds, ginger and pomegranate — a South...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Tamarind Rice

Tangy rice coated in a robust tamarind-chilli paste tempered with peanuts and mustard seeds.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy