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Bihar Lunch

Bihari Dum Aloo

Whole baby potatoes slow-cooked in yogurt-spice dum — the Bihar Holi celebration potato dish

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Moong Dal Halwa Bihar

Split moong dal slow-roasted in ghee with sugar — the rich winter Bihari celebration dessert

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Matar Paneer

Green peas and cottage cheese in Bihari spiced gravy — the celebration vegetarian

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Rice Kheer

Fragrant saffron rice pudding — the festive puja offering and celebration dessert of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Mor Kuzhambu Vada

Traditional Tamil Nadu village recipe — Mor kuzhambu with floating soft vadas — a...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Arunachal Stewed Goat

Goat slow-cooked with mountain herbs and bamboo shoots — the festive meat of...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Dessert

Tribal Rice Pudding Arunachal

Glutinous rice slow-cooked in coconut milk with jaggery — the festive dessert of...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Nei Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — pure ghee roast dosa — the Sunday celebration dosa.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Jolpan Assamese Breakfast

Traditional Assamese breakfast spread of flattened rice, thick curd and jaggery —...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Paro Maas Pigeon Curry

Pigeon curry with Assamese whole spices — served at all major celebrations

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

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Kerala Dessert

Paal Payasam

Slow-reduced milk payasam with rice, sugar and cardamom — the simplest and most divine...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Erissery

Traditional Kerala pumpkin and cowpea curry with roasted coconut — an essential part...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium