“south indian”

Tamil Nadu Snack

Chicken 65

Crispy deep-fried chicken bites in a fiery yogurt sauce — Chennai's most famous party snack.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Prawn Masala

Succulent prawns tossed in a bold onion-tomato masala with coastal South Indian spices.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Dinner

Kerala Prawn Curry

Juicy prawns cooked in coconut milk with kokum — a fragrant, mildly tangy Malabar...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Chettinad Prawn Curry

Fiery Chettinad-spiced prawn curry — freshly ground pepper and kalpasi make this extraordinary.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Upma

Semolina savoury porridge tempered with mustard seeds and vegetables — a wholesome...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Rava Kesari

Saffron-gold semolina halwa with ghee and cashews — a quick South Indian festival sweet.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Dessert

Payasam

South Indian milk-and-vermicelli pudding with cardamom and coconut milk — light,...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Crab Masala

Fresh crab cooked in a fiery South Indian coconut-based masala — finger-licking coastal eating.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Dinner

Prawn Biryani

Fragrant coastal biryani with juicy marinated prawns — a Malabar and Hyderabadi favourite.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard