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Kerala Lunch

Kaima Biryani

Kerala biryani — kaima biryani with minced beef.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Chemba Puttu Biryani

Kerala biryani — chemba puttu biryani with red rice puttu with egg masala.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Uppu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — savoury steamed rice dumpling — the everyday kozhukattai.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Thengai Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — coconut-stuffed steamed rice dumpling — Ganesh Chaturthi essential.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ellu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — sesame-stuffed steamed dumpling — Karthigai Deepam offering.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ven Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — simple savoury steamed dumpling — Ganesh Chaturthi prasad.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Arunachal Style Momos

Rustic steamed pork dumplings with fiery dipping sauce — beloved across Arunachal Pradesh

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Rava Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — quick semolina dumpling — modern village innovation.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Snack

Papadum Kerala

Classic Kerala snack — papadum kerala made with rice papadum.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Peyar Kozhukattai

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Cowpea-stuffed kozhukattai — a tribal protein-rich snack.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Bangaladumpa Vepudu

Andhra vepudu (dry stir-fry) with potato (bangaladumpa) — spiced with sesame oil and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Andhra biryani — hyderabadi chicken biryani with chicken.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard