Tamil Nadu · “thin”

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Jeera Rasam

Thin, peppery South Indian broth featuring cumin seeds. Drunk as a soup or poured over rice.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Pineapple Rasam

Thin, peppery South Indian broth featuring ripe pineapple. Drunk as a soup or poured over rice.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Ulutham Paruppu Rasam

Thin, peppery South Indian broth featuring urad dal water. Drunk as a soup or poured over rice.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Salna

Tamil Nadu dinner — Salna — the thin gravy served with parotta, found only in Tamil Nadu.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Porotta Salna

Tamil Nadu dinner — The classic Tamil Nadu street food combination.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Tomato Thokku

Tangy, fiery tomato thokku slow-cooked with mustard seeds, dried red chillies and...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

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Tamil Nadu Dinner

Meen Curry

Tangy Kerala fish curry cooked in raw mango and coconut milk in a clay pot — a...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

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Tamil Nadu Dessert

Ada Pradhaman

Kerala rice ada cooked in jaggery and coconut milk — the king of all payasams and the...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Pepper Rasam

Thin, intensely peppery South Indian soup with tomato and cumin — a traditional remedy...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Rasam

Thin, peppery tamarind broth — a digestive, warming soup eaten with rice or sipped as...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Fish Molee

Mild golden-yellow Kerala fish curry in thin coconut milk with green chillies —...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy