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Tamil Nadu Lunch

Rasam

Thin, peppery tamarind broth — a digestive, warming soup eaten with rice or sipped as...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Avial

Kerala-style mixed vegetable curry in a thick coconut-yogurt sauce — a festival favourite.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Tamarind Rice

Tangy rice coated in a robust tamarind-chilli paste tempered with peanuts and mustard seeds.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Gujarat Snack

Dhokla

Fluffy steamed chickpea flour cake from Gujarat — light, spongy, tangy and totally addictive.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Maharashtra Snack

Vada Pav

Mumbai's vegetarian burger — spiced potato dumpling in a fried batter, served in a...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Gujarat Breakfast

Thepla

Gujarati flatbread made with fenugreek leaves and spices — ideal for travel as it...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

West Bengal Lunch

Aloo Posto

Bengali potatoes cooked in a delicate white poppy seed paste — subtle, earthy and...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

West Bengal Lunch

Cholar Dal

Bengali split Bengal gram dal with coconut and raisins — sweet, savoury and unique.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Punjab Snack

Pakora

Crispy gram flour fritters with onion, spinach or potato — the perfect monsoon-season...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

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Punjab Dinner

Chicken Tikka Masala

Charred tandoor-style chicken chunks in a spiced tomato masala — rich, smoky and...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Punjab Dinner

Tandoori Chicken

Whole chicken marinated in a fiery red spiced yogurt and cooked until charred — a...

⏱ 240 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Punjab Dinner

Chicken Curry

A versatile everyday chicken curry — warming, full-flavoured and ready in under an hour.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy