Tamil Nadu · Vegetarian · “dry”

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Sambar

Tangy tamarind and lentil soup with mixed vegetables and aromatic sambar powder —...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Tamil Nadu Kozhukattai Modak Style Steamed Sweet Dumpling

Steamed rice flour dumplings with a sweet coconut-jaggery filling — the Tamil Nadu...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Thiruvadhirai Kali

Tamil Nadu sweet — Seven grain kali — made on Thiruvadhirai festival for Lord Shiva.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Marunthu Kuzhambu

Ancestral medicinal herb kuzhambu of Tamil Nadu — brewed monthly with healing roots and leaves.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Pori Vilangai Sherbet

Wood apple (bael fruit) sherbet — cooling, digestive and deeply aromatic.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Panakam

Traditional Tamil Nadu beverage — panakam made with jaggery and dry ginger drink.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kathirikkai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with brinjal (eggplant), tempered mustard seeds and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Murungakkai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with drumstick (moringa pods), tempered mustard seeds...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Podalangai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with snake gourd, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Avarakkai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with broad beans, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vazhaithandu Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with plantain stem, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Senai Kizhangu Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with elephant foot yam, tempered mustard seeds and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy