Tamil Nadu · “porridge”

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

Mappilai Samba Kanji

Porridge from the heritage Tamil rice Mappilai Samba — high iron, dark red, deeply nutty.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

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

Kambu Koozh

Tamil Nadu village recipe — the summer field worker drink-food.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Cholam Kali

Tamil Nadu village recipe — thick sorghum porridge — the harvest festival food.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Irula Kanji

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Irula tribal thin red rice gruel — morning meal of...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Nilave Kundangai Koozh

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Wild yam porridge — tribal morning food made from...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Sigappu Arisi Kanji

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Red rice kanji — the ancient Tamil healing food for...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Pasi Payaru Kanji

Traditional Tamil Nadu drink — Village morning drink-meal — thin moong dal gruel with ghee.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Koozh

Traditional Tamil Nadu drink — Koozh — the ancient Tamil liquid food that sustained...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Upma

Semolina savoury porridge tempered with mustard seeds and vegetables — a wholesome...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy