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Tamil Nadu Lunch

Egg Biryani

Classic Tamil Nadu biryani — hard-boiled eggs cooked in seeraga samba rice with...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Village Style Kari Biryani

Classic Tamil Nadu biryani — goat meat cooked in raw rice with aromatic whole spices.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Prawn Biryani Madurai

Tamil Nadu dinner — Madurai prawn biryani — bolder and spicier than Ambur style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Nellai Biryani

Tirunelveli's distinct biryani — seeraga samba rice with coconut masala, drier than...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Prawn Biryani TN Style

Classic Tamil Nadu prawn biryani tn style — prawns prepared with South Indian spices.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Mutton Biryani Madurai

Classic Tamil Nadu mutton biryani madurai — mutton prepared with South Indian spices.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Uppu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — savoury steamed rice dumpling — the everyday kozhukattai.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Thengai Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — coconut-stuffed steamed rice dumpling — Ganesh Chaturthi essential.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ellu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — sesame-stuffed steamed dumpling — Karthigai Deepam offering.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ven Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — simple savoury steamed dumpling — Ganesh Chaturthi prasad.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Rava Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — quick semolina dumpling — modern village innovation.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Peyar Kozhukattai

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Cowpea-stuffed kozhukattai — a tribal protein-rich snack.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy