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Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Thinai Puttu

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

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Arisi Puttu

Tamil Nadu breakfast — classic Tamil Nadu rice puttu — steamed in a cylindrical mould.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Siruthaniya Idli

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

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Arisi Pori Upma

Tamil Nadu breakfast — puffed rice upma — light, quick village breakfast.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Vellai Paniyaram

Tamil Nadu breakfast — plain white paniyaram — crispy outside, soft inside.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kara Paniyaram

Tamil Nadu breakfast — spiced savoury paniyaram — the Tamil Nadu breakfast ball.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Nei Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — pure ghee roast dosa — the Sunday celebration dosa.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kai Murukku

Tamil Nadu breakfast — village innovation — murukku batter cooked as a flat bread.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kal Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — stone-cooked thick dosa — traditional Tamil breakfast on a flat rock.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Paal Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — milk dosa — soft, white and rich, especially popular in Coimbatore.

⏱ 20 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 Breakfast

Irula Kanji

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Irula tribal thin red rice gruel — morning meal of...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy