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Tamil Nadu Lunch

Idichu Pizhinja Rasam

Hand-squeezed tomato rasam — raw tomato juice squeezed directly into the rasam for a...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Breakfast

Bihari Methi Thepla

Fenugreek leaf flatbread with Bihari spices — the nutritious winter morning roti

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Taro Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of taro root (chembu) with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Snack

Mango Pickle Karnataka

Classic Karnataka snack — mango pickle karnataka made with raw mango.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vanjaram Varuval

Seer fish pan-fry — thick kingfish steaks fried in sesame oil until a dark charred crust forms.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Gur Chana

Roasted black chickpeas tossed in jaggery — the iron-rich Bihari energy snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Palkova

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — palkova.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Bitter Gourd Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of bitter gourd (pavakka) with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Lunch

Agase Tambuli

Classic Karnataka lunch — agase tambuli made with drumstick flower yogurt.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thengai Oorugai

Fresh coconut pickle — raw grated coconut tempered with a pungent mustard-asafoetida...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Imli Chutney

Sweet and sour tamarind chutney with jaggery and spices — the essential Bihari chaat base

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Cluster Beans Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of cluster beans (kothavarangai) with fresh coconut...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy