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Karnataka Lunch

Koliwada Chicken

Classic Karnataka — koliwada chicken with Mangalorean fried chicken.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Breakfast

Chura Dahi

Flattened rice with thick yogurt and jaggery — the Bihari festive morning bowl

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Aachi Kuzhambu

Chettinad specialty — Grandmother's ground masala kuzhambu — the original arachuvitta kuzhambu.

⏱ 25 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Karnataka Lunch

Chicken Ghee Roast

Classic Karnataka — chicken ghee roast with chicken in Mangalorean style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Egg Biryani

Classic Tamil Nadu biryani — hard-boiled eggs cooked in seeraga samba rice with...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Karnataka Lunch

Avarekayi Huli

Classic Karnataka — avarekayi huli with field bean sambar Karnataka.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Drum Stick Huli

Classic Karnataka — drum stick huli with drumstick sambar Karnataka.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Kundapur Chicken Curry

Classic Karnataka — kundapur chicken curry with Kundapur style chicken.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Iyengar Kovil Prasadam Pongal

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — The sacred temple pongal — rich with ghee, cashews,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Mor Kuzhambu Brahmin

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Brahmin mor kuzhambu — white, mild and cooling.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Khichdi Bihari

Rice and moong dal khichdi with generous ghee — the sacred daily food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kootu Brahmin Style

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Brahmin kootu — the simple but deeply satisfying...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium