Vegetarian

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Baingan Masala

Baby eggplants stuffed with spices and slow-cooked — the showpiece Bihari vegetarian dish

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Adhirasam

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — adhirasam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Raw Banana Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of raw banana (pachakaya) with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Gasgase Payasam

Classic Karnataka sweet — gasgase payasam made with poppy seed payasam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pazhani Panchamirtham

Sacred five-ingredient divine nectar from Pazhani Murugan temple — made daily as...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Suji Halwa

Semolina roasted in ghee with sugar and cardamom — the everyday and puja sweet of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Beans Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of French beans with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Chiroti

Classic Karnataka sweet — chiroti made with crispy layered sweet pastry.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Pasi Payaru Kootu

Whole green moong with coconut paste — a protein-rich kootu distinct from sundal or...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Nimki

Crispy salty diamond-shaped fried crackers — the Diwali snack staple of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Sweet Kozhukattai

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — sweet kozhukattai.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Carrot Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of carrot with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy