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Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Masala Dosa

Thin crispy rice-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato masala — the iconic South...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Pongal

Soft rice-and-moong-dal porridge tempered with pepper, cumin and ghee — Tamil Nadu's...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Tamil Nadu Pongal Ven Pongal Pepper Ghee Comfort Dish

Rice and yellow moong dal cooked together with generous ghee, black pepper and cumin —...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Ulundu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu snack — Urad dal stuffed dumpling — protein-rich festive snack.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Madurai Kari Idiyappam

Tamil Nadu dinner — Madurai specialty — idiyappam with rich mutton curry for dinner.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Idiyappam Kurma

Tamil Nadu dinner — Idiyappam with kurma — Tamil Nadu's beloved dinner combination.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pal Pongal

Tamil Nadu sweet — Sweet milk pongal — the Pongal festival offering cooked in a new mud pot.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Therattipal

Tamil Nadu sweet — Therattipal — the Tirunelveli milk fudge, cooked till solid and dark.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 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 Dessert

Kolukattai Payasam

Tamil Nadu sweet — Rice dumpling payasam — Chettinad wedding dessert.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Ghee Rice

Classic Tamil Nadu Nei Sadam — ghee flavoured rice for lunchbox, festivals and everyday meals.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Thinai Laddu

Tamil Nadu sweet — Foxtail millet laddu — diabetic-friendly ancient grain sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium