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Bihar Snack

Tisi Chutney

Roasted flaxseed chutney with garlic and dried chilli — the nutty protein condiment of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Chicken Kola Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Chicken kola urundai — the Tamil Nadu non-veg croquette.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kari Vadai

Tamil Nadu snack — Meat-stuffed vada — Madurai street food specialty.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Saag

Mustard greens slow-cooked with garlic and mustard oil — the winter staple of rural Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Dum Aloo

Whole baby potatoes slow-cooked in yogurt-spice dum — the Bihar Holi celebration potato dish

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Palak Dal

Spinach cooked into toor dal with ghee tadka — the iron-protein combination of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Kambu Mor Koozh

Pearl millet porridge thinned with buttermilk — the Tamil Nadu farm worker's summer coolant.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Beverage

Bihari Lassi

Thick churned yogurt drink with cardamom and saffron — the cooling summer drink of Bihar

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Galho Rice Porridge

Rice, dal and vegetable porridge — the ultimate one-pot comfort food of Arunachali homes

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Ragi Laddu

Classic Karnataka dessert — ragi laddu made with finger millet laddu.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Aloo Tamatar

Potato in spiced tomato gravy — the default weekday Bihari sabzi

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Sinki Radish Soup

Fermented turnip radish soup — sharply sour, umami-rich and unique to mountain Arunachal

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium