Tamil Nadu · “tea”

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Milagu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — savoury peppercorn kozhukattai — digestive and warming.

⏱ 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 Breakfast

Kezhvaragu Puttu

Tamil Nadu breakfast — finger millet puttu — calcium-rich steamed breakfast.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kambu Puttu

Tamil Nadu breakfast — pearl millet puttu — iron-rich steamed breakfast.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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 Lunch

Vaalai Poo Poriyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Banana flower poriyal — made from flowers that grow...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 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

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kadalai Maavu Bonda

Tamil Nadu snack — Besan bonda — crispy tea-time snack.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Nellikkai Juice

Traditional Tamil Nadu drink — Amla juice — one teaspoon equals 20 oranges worth of vitamin C.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy