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Tamil Nadu Dinner

Kaadai Curry

Tamil Nadu dinner — Quail curry — a village hunting dish of Tamil Nadu.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Aattu Kaal Soup

Tamil Nadu dinner — Goat trotter soup — rich collagen broth eaten on cold winter mornings.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Chidambaram Gotsu

Thick tamarind-brinjal side dish from Chidambaram — the only accompaniment for...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dinner

Bihari Chicken Curry

Whole spice chicken curry with mustard oil — the everyday non-veg of Bihari households

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Masoor Dal

Red lentil dal with a sharp ghee and garlic tempering — the quick weekday dal of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Aattu Kudal Fry

Spiced goat intestine dry fry — village Tamil Nadu delicacy that demands careful cleaning.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Neymeen Kuzhambu

Seer fish in a thin tamarind kuzhambu — the king of Tamil Nadu fish curries.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Kathal Curry

Raw jackfruit slow-cooked in Bihari spices — the meaty vegetarian curry of Bihar

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Matar Paneer

Green peas and cottage cheese in Bihari spiced gravy — the celebration vegetarian

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Nellai Biryani

Tirunelveli's distinct biryani — seeraga samba rice with coconut masala, drier than...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Baingan Masala

Baby eggplants stuffed with spices and slow-cooked — the showpiece Bihari vegetarian dish

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kongu Kari Kuzhambu

Coimbatore-Erode belt Kongu Nadu style meat kuzhambu — whole pearl onions and groundnut oil.

⏱ 25 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium