“coconut”

Karnataka Lunch

Fish Gassi

Classic Karnataka — fish gassi with fish in coconut curry.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Crab Gassi

Classic Karnataka — crab gassi with crab in coconut curry.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Ennegayi Palya

Classic Karnataka — ennegayi palya with stuffed small brinjal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Ulutham Paruppu Halwa

Tamil Nadu sweet — Urad dal halwa — a rare but intensely satisfying Tamil sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Hurungi Kaayi Gojju

Classic Karnataka — hurungi kaayi gojju with ash gourd in sweet-sour sauce.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Semiya Kesari

Tamil Nadu sweet — Semolina vermicelli kesari — quicker than regular sooji kesari.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Tomato Gojju

Classic Karnataka — tomato gojju with tomato in tangy sauce.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Paal Paniyaram

Tamil Nadu sweet — Paniyaram soaked in sweetened milk — a Chettinad wedding dessert.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Assam Banana Stem Curry

Banana stem cooked with mustard seeds and coconut — the probiotic fibre-rich Assamese vegetable

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Kadale Kari

Classic Karnataka — kadale kari with black chickpea curry.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Chettinad Kavuni Arisi

Chettinad specialty — The most prized Chettinad sweet — black sticky rice in coconut milk.

⏱ 25 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Assam Snack

Assam Pitha Coconut Steam

Steamed rice cakes filled with coconut and jaggery — the most popular Assamese pitha variety

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium