Tamil Nadu · “high-protein”

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Beans Paruppu Usili

French beans tossed with crumbled steamed lentil cakes — a uniquely Tamil vegetarian...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Milagu Kuzhambu

Pungent black pepper and cumin tamarind gravy tempered in sesame oil — a powerful...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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

Mutton Kola Urundai

Chettinad-spiced minced mutton balls deep-fried to golden perfection — a legendary...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Snack

Murukku

Crunchy spiral-shaped rice and lentil snack deep fried to golden perfection — a...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Vazhaipoo Vadai

Crispy lentil fritters made with banana flower — a unique and nutritious traditional...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Paruppu Vada

Crispy chana dal fritters seasoned with fennel and curry leaves — a classic South...

⏱ 120 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kootu

Hearty South Indian vegetable and lentil stew cooked with freshly ground coconut and...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

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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

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Mutton Stew

Comforting Kerala mutton stew with vegetables in light coconut milk — a gentle,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Adai

Thick, protein-rich multi-lentil crepes with rice and spices — a traditional Tamil...

⏱ 180 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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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