Tamil Nadu · “paya”

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Pasi Payaru Kootu

Whole green moong with coconut paste — a protein-rich kootu distinct from sundal or...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Mutton Paya

Classic Tamil Nadu mutton paya — goat trotters prepared with South Indian spices.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pal Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with rice and sugar or palm jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Aval Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with poha and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Sago Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with sago and sugar.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kadalai Paruppu Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with chana dal and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Paasi Paruppu Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with moong dal and jaggery with coconut milk.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Wheat Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with whole wheat and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pumpkin Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with pumpkin and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Jackfruit Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with jackfruit and jaggery with coconut milk.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Unripe Papaya Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with raw papaya, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pasi Payaru Sundal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Sprouted moong sundal — raw, crunchy and iron-rich...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy