Tamil Nadu · “protein”

Tamil Nadu Snack

Peanut Sundal

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

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Black-eyed Pea Sundal

Healthy boiled legume salad — black-eyed pea sundal tossed in mustard-coconut tempering.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Lotus Seed Sundal

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

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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

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

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