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Bihar Lunch

Bihari Masoor Dal

Red lentil dal with a sharp ghee and garlic tempering — the quick weekday dal of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Quinoa Idli

Tamil Nadu idli variant — quinoa idli — soft steamed rice cake.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Kobbari Chutney Andhra

Classic Andhra/Telangana — coconut chutney Andhra style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kalyana Sambar

Tamil Nadu wedding sambar — 15+ vegetables in a large brass vessel, thinner than hotel sambar.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Bihar Snack

Dahi Vada Bihar

Soft urad dal fritters soaked in spiced yogurt — the Bihar festive snack

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Sakinalu

Classic Andhra/Telangana — rice flour spiral snack.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Aattu Kudal Fry

Spiced goat intestine dry fry — village Tamil Nadu delicacy that demands careful cleaning.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Bihar Breakfast

Sabudana Khichdi Bihar

Sago with roasted peanuts and cumin — the Ekadashi fasting food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thattai

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — thattai.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Chegodi Kobbari Curry

Classic Andhra/Telangana — ring snack coconut curry side.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Neymeen Kuzhambu

Seer fish in a thin tamarind kuzhambu — the king of Tamil Nadu fish curries.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Kathal Curry

Raw jackfruit slow-cooked in Bihari spices — the meaty vegetarian curry of Bihar

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium