“high-protein”

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pal Pongal

Tamil Nadu sweet — Sweet milk pongal — the Pongal festival offering cooked in a new mud pot.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Therattipal

Tamil Nadu sweet — Therattipal — the Tirunelveli milk fudge, cooked till solid and dark.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Breakfast

Mah Pitika Lentil Mash

Mashed cooked lentils with mustard oil and raw onion — the quick Assamese protein breakfast

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Thiruvadhirai Kali

Tamil Nadu sweet — Seven grain kali — made on Thiruvadhirai festival for Lord Shiva.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Assam Zucchini Dal

Courgette cooked into lentils with Assamese tempering — weekday vegetable dal

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Punugulu

Classic Andhra/Telangana snack — punugulu made with urad dal fritters.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kolukattai Payasam

Tamil Nadu sweet — Rice dumpling payasam — Chettinad wedding dessert.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Thinai Laddu

Tamil Nadu sweet — Foxtail millet laddu — diabetic-friendly ancient grain sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Snack

Assam Fried Lentil Snack

Crispy deep-fried seasoned lentil fritters — the quick Assamese chai-time snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Black Dal Slow

Slow-cooked whole black urad with mustard oil and hing — the rustic protein lentil of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kambu Laddu

Tamil Nadu sweet — Pearl millet laddu — iron-rich sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Karthigai Appam

Tamil Nadu sweet — The sweet fried rice ball of Karthigai Deepam.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium