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Tamil Nadu Lunch

Sura Puttu

Tirunelveli coastal specialty — flaked shark meat dry-cooked with spices and fresh coconut.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Brown Rice Idli

Tamil Nadu idli variant — brown rice idli — soft steamed rice cake.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Quinoa Idli

Tamil Nadu idli variant — quinoa idli — soft steamed rice cake.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Kobbari Chutney Andhra

Classic Andhra/Telangana — coconut chutney Andhra style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kalyana Sambar

Tamil Nadu wedding sambar — 15+ vegetables in a large brass vessel, thinner than hotel sambar.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Chegodi Kobbari Curry

Classic Andhra/Telangana — ring snack coconut curry side.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Mappilai Samba Kanji

Porridge from the heritage Tamil rice Mappilai Samba — high iron, dark red, deeply nutty.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Kobbari Mithai

Classic Karnataka sweet — kobbari mithai made with coconut sweet.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Cabbage Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of cabbage with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Beetroot Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of beetroot with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Nellai Biryani

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

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Kerala Lunch

Raw Banana Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of raw banana (pachakaya) with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy