High Protein

Assam Breakfast

Egg Bhurji Assam Style

Scrambled eggs with mustard oil and green chilli — the quick Assamese protein breakfast

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kollu Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with horse gram in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with lentil dumplings in tamarind gravy in a...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Prawns Pulao

Andhra biryani — prawns pulao with prawns.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with okra in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Togari Bele Palya

Karnataka palya — dry stir-fry of toor dal stir-fry with coconut and Karnataka-style tempering.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Drumstick Puli Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with drumstick pods in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Poondu Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with garlic in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Narthangai Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with citron (narthangai) in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kollu Paruppu Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with horse gram dal in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Chepala Kura

Classic Andhra/Telangana chepala kura — fish curry in bold South Indian spices.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

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