“pepper”

Arunachal Pradesh Beverage

Apong Jool Warm Spiced Beer

Warm spiced rice beer with ginger — the medicinal evening drink of Arunachali elders

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Milagu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — savoury peppercorn kozhukattai — digestive and warming.

⏱ 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 Snack

Ulundu Vada Sambar

Crispy South Indian fritter — ulundu vada sambar made with urad dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Breakfast

Seasonal Greens Omelette

Eggs folded with wild seasonal herbs — the quickest complete Arunachali breakfast

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Beverage

Ginger Honey Tribal Tea

Fresh ginger steeped in hot water with wild honey — the simplest daily warming drink...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 8 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Capsicum Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with capsicum (bell pepper), tempered mustard seeds...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Bhoot Jolokia Chutney

Ghost pepper chutney — Assam's fearsome native chilli ground into a condiment

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Assam Beverage

Assam Tea Kadha

Medicinal Assam tea with ginger, tulsi and pepper — the immunity tonic of every...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Lunch

Capsicum Palya

Karnataka palya — dry stir-fry of capsicum (bell pepper) with coconut and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Lunch

Pepper Saaru

Karnataka saaru/huli — pepper saaru thin broth or sambar made with black pepper saaru.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Garlic Rasam

Thin, peppery South Indian broth featuring garlic. Drunk as a soup or poured over rice.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy