Vegetarian

Kerala Lunch

Vellarikka Pachadi

Classic Kerala dish — vellarikka pachadi with white cucumber in yogurt.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Nel Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Puffed rice chikki — village fair sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Rongalao Kumura

Yellow pumpkin curry with poppy seeds — a classic Assamese vegetarian preparation

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Ash Gourd Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with ash gourd (vellai pooshanikai) — a tangy...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Vankaya Vepudu

Andhra vepudu (dry stir-fry) with brinjal (vankaya) — spiced with sesame oil and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Kerala Breakfast

Idli Sambar Kerala

Classic Kerala dish — idli sambar kerala with idli with Kerala sambar.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pori Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Pori urundai — Karthigai Deepam puffed rice ball offering.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Xoru Xori Vermicelli

Fine rice vermicelli cooked in sweetened milk — a delicate Assamese sweet snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Tomato Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with ripe tomatoes — a tangy lentil soup with...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Kakarakaya Vepudu

Andhra vepudu (dry stir-fry) with bitter gourd — spiced with sesame oil and aromatic tempering.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Aval Pori Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Flattened rice jaggery ball — a simple village sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Dessert

Black Rice Kheer Assam

Forbidden black rice slow-cooked in coconut milk — a rare and beautiful Assamese dessert

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium