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Kerala Snack

Anchovy Fry Kerala

Classic Kerala dish — anchovy fry kerala with anchovies.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kozhukattai Maavu Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Rice flour laddu — quick village sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Dahi Bhaat Yogurt Rice

Steamed rice with thick yogurt and mustard temper — the cooling probiotic Assamese...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Banana Stem Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with banana stem (vazhaithandu) — a tangy lentil...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Chepala Vepudu

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

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Podalangai Kootu Kerala

Classic Kerala dish — podalangai kootu kerala with snake gourd in coconut.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Karuppatti Pongal

Tamil Nadu dessert — Palm jaggery pongal — richer and more aromatic than white sugar pongal.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Bitter Gourd Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with bitter gourd (pavakkai) — a tangy lentil soup...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Gongura Mamsam Vepudu

Andhra vepudu (dry stir-fry) with mutton with gongura — spiced with sesame oil and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Cheera Thoran

Classic Kerala dish — cheera thoran with red amaranth stir-fry.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kamarkattu

Tamil Nadu snack — Kamarkattu — the hard sesame candy sold at Tamil Nadu village fairs.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Aloo Muri Assam

Puffed rice with mustard oil, potato and spice — the quick Assamese street snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy