Energy Boosting

Karnataka Snack

Kadlekai Usli

Classic Karnataka snack — kadlekai usli made with spiced boiled peanuts.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kaadai Muttai Kuzhambu

Quail egg curry — small rich quail eggs in a bold tamarind gravy.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Nei Appam

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — nei appam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Kollu Idli

Horse gram idli — whole horse gram ground into the batter gives a dark, nutty,...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Araikeerai Kootu

Red amaranth and toor dal kootu — iron-rich village recipe prescribed for blood health.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Breakfast

Bihari Gur Roti

Whole wheat roti with ghee and raw jaggery — the sweet breakfast of Bihari farmers

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Burfi

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — thengai burfi.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Idichu Pizhinja Rasam

Hand-squeezed tomato rasam — raw tomato juice squeezed directly into the rasam for a...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Snack

Mango Pickle Karnataka

Classic Karnataka snack — mango pickle karnataka made with raw mango.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Gur Chana

Roasted black chickpeas tossed in jaggery — the iron-rich Bihari energy snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Palkova

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — palkova.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Oorugai

Fresh coconut pickle — raw grated coconut tempered with a pungent mustard-asafoetida...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy