Tamil Nadu · “green chilli”

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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 Lunch

Tamil Nadu Curd Rice Thayir Sadam Cooling Everyday Staple

Cooked rice mixed with yogurt, tempered with mustard, curry leaves and ginger — the...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Broad Beans Kootu

Tamil Nadu kootu combining broad beans with chana dal and a freshly ground coconut-cumin paste.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Bitter Gourd Kootu

Tamil Nadu kootu combining bitter gourd with chana dal and a freshly ground...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Carrot and Beans Kootu

Tamil Nadu kootu combining carrot and French beans with moong dal and a freshly ground...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Ash Gourd Kootu

Tamil Nadu kootu combining ash gourd with moong dal and a freshly ground coconut-cumin paste.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Tirunelveli Sodhi

Tirunelveli's delicate white coconut milk curry — poured over idiyappam or rice,...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kalakki

Tamil Nadu's unique soft-scrambled egg — continuously stirred to a silky semi-set consistency.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Sura Puttu

Tirunelveli coastal specialty — flaked shark meat dry-cooked with spices and fresh coconut.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Kambu Mor Koozh

Pearl millet porridge thinned with buttermilk — the Tamil Nadu farm worker's summer coolant.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Pasi Payaru Kootu

Whole green moong with coconut paste — a protein-rich kootu distinct from sundal or...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Arisi Vadam

Sun-dried rice crackers — made in summer and fried all year round as a crispy side dish.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Hard