Tamil Nadu · “coconut”

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Burfi

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — thengai burfi.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Oorugai

Fresh coconut pickle — raw grated coconut tempered with a pungent mustard-asafoetida...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Fish Puttu

Classic Tamil Nadu fish puttu — steamed fish with coconut prepared with South Indian spices.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Thengai Paal Kuzhambu

Traditional Tamil Nadu village recipe — Coconut milk kuzhambu — white, fragrant and mild.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Agathi Keerai Kuzhambu

Traditional Tamil Nadu village recipe — Agathi keerai kuzhambu — tree leaf curry with...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Katharikkai Pitlai

Traditional Tamil Nadu village recipe — Pitlai — the thick Brahmin kuzhambu of sesame...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Arachuvitta Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu village recipe — The original homemade sambar using...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 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

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

Varagu Sadam

Tamil Nadu village recipe — ancient millet grain.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Samai Sadam

Tamil Nadu village recipe — smallest millet — lightest on digestion.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Thinai Sadam

Tamil Nadu village recipe — foxtail millet — high in iron.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy