Tamil Nadu · “high-protein”

Tamil Nadu Snack

Mochai Sundal

Healthy boiled legume salad — mochai sundal tossed in mustard-coconut tempering.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thayir Vada

Crispy South Indian fritter — thayir vada made with urad dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Masala Vada

Crispy South Indian fritter — masala vada made with chana dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Ulundu Vada Sambar

Crispy South Indian fritter — ulundu vada sambar made with urad dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Moong Dal Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with moong dal and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Badam Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with blanched almonds and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Snack

Chakkakuru Mezhukkupuratti

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with jackfruit seeds Kerala style, tempered mustard...

⏱ 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

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kadalai Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Peanut brittle — the street snack of Tamil Nadu.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Verkadalai Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Peanut laddu — high protein village sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai — the GI-tagged peanut candy of Tirunelveli.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Pasi Payaru Kanji

Traditional Tamil Nadu drink — Village morning drink-meal — thin moong dal gruel with ghee.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy