Tamil Nadu · “powder”

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kozhukattai

Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with sweet coconut filling — a traditional Tamil Nadu...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

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 Lunch

Tamil Nadu Sambar Classic Tamarind Lentil Vegetables Madurai

The foundational Tamil Nadu sambar — toor dal with tamarind, tomato and mixed...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Tamil Nadu Rasam Pepper Tamarind Thin Soup Healing Classic

Thin, sour, fiery soup of tamarind, black pepper and tomato — the healing third course...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

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

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 Dessert

Thinai Laddu

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

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kambu Laddu

Tamil Nadu sweet — Pearl millet laddu — iron-rich sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Karthigai Appam

Tamil Nadu sweet — The sweet fried rice ball of Karthigai Deepam.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium