Pongal
Soft rice-and-moong-dal porridge tempered with pepper, cumin and ghee — Tamil Nadu's...
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Sambar
Tangy tamarind and lentil soup with mixed vegetables and aromatic sambar powder —...
Tamil Nadu Pongal Ven Pongal Pepper Ghee Comfort Dish
Rice and yellow moong dal cooked together with generous ghee, black pepper and cumin —...
Tamil Nadu Curd Rice Thayir Sadam Cooling Everyday Staple
Cooked rice mixed with yogurt, tempered with mustard, curry leaves and ginger — the...
Tamil Nadu Sambar Classic Tamarind Lentil Vegetables Madurai
The foundational Tamil Nadu sambar — toor dal with tamarind, tomato and mixed...
Tamil Nadu Rasam Pepper Tamarind Thin Soup Healing Classic
Thin, sour, fiery soup of tamarind, black pepper and tomato — the healing third course...
Iyengar Puliyodarai
Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Iyengar puliyodarai — the temple rice of Srirangam,...
Brahmin Paruppu Sadam
Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Brahmin comfort food — warm dal mixed with rice and ghee.
Venkatrama Dosai
Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Iyengar paper dosa — ultra thin, no filling, eaten...
Vadai Curry Brahmin Style
Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Brahmin vada curry — soft vada soaking in thin dal.
Iyengar Kovil Prasadam Pongal
Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — The sacred temple pongal — rich with ghee, cashews,...
Brahmin Ellu Sadam
Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Brahmin black sesame rice — offered at shraddha ceremonies.