Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Snack

Vengaya Bajji

Whole pearl onion fritters — each small onion battered and fried whole, a monsoon...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pavakkai Chips

Paper-thin bitter gourd chips fried crispy — the village way of making bitter gourd...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kaadai Muttai Kuzhambu

Quail egg curry — small rich quail eggs in a bold tamarind gravy.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Nei Appam

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — nei appam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kollu Idli

Horse gram idli — whole horse gram ground into the batter gives a dark, nutty,...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Sundal Verkadalai

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — sundal verkadalai.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Araikeerai Kootu

Red amaranth and toor dal kootu — iron-rich village recipe prescribed for blood health.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Burfi

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — thengai burfi.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Idichu Pizhinja Rasam

Hand-squeezed tomato rasam — raw tomato juice squeezed directly into the rasam for a...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vanjaram Varuval

Seer fish pan-fry — thick kingfish steaks fried in sesame oil until a dark charred crust forms.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Palkova

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — palkova.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 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