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Bihar Breakfast

Puri Aloo Bihar

Deep-fried puffed wheat bread with spiced potato curry — the Sunday breakfast of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Omapodi

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — omapodi.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Dessert

Ellu Bella

Classic Karnataka sweet — ellu bella made with sesame-jaggery mix.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 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 Snack

Kara Sev

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — kara sev.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Dessert

Akkaravadisal

Classic Karnataka sweet — akkaravadisal made with rice kheer Karnataka style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Adhirasam

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — adhirasam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Raw Banana Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of raw banana (pachakaya) with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Gasgase Payasam

Classic Karnataka sweet — gasgase payasam made with poppy seed payasam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pazhani Panchamirtham

Sacred five-ingredient divine nectar from Pazhani Murugan temple — made daily as...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Chiroti

Classic Karnataka sweet — chiroti made with crispy layered sweet pastry.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

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