“high-protein”

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Badam Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with blanched almonds and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Forest Greens Tribal Dal

Mixed greens cooked into chana dal — the iron-rich tribal dal of Arunachali farmers

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Arunachal Ginger Fish

Whole fish braised with fresh ginger and soy — the clean-flavoured Arunachali dinner fish

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Spiced Chickpea Arunachal

Spiced chickpeas with dried chilli and mustard oil — the high-protein snack-dal of...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Kerala Snack

Meen Vattichathu

Classic Kerala dish — meen vattichathu with fish in Kerala sauce.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Assam Dessert

Payox Rice Kheer

Slow-cooked aromatic Joha rice pudding — the fragrant Bihu sweet of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Chakkakuru Mezhukkupuratti

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with jackfruit seeds Kerala style, tempered mustard...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Doi Chira

Flattened rice with curd and jaggery — the iconic Assamese Bihu cooling breakfast

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pasi Payaru Sundal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Sprouted moong sundal — raw, crunchy and iron-rich...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Mati Dail

Whole black gram cooked in mustard oil — the protein backbone of Assamese meals

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kadalai Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Peanut brittle — the street snack of Tamil Nadu.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Xoru Xori Vermicelli

Fine rice vermicelli cooked in sweetened milk — a delicate Assamese sweet snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy