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Tamil Nadu Lunch

Brinjal Rice

Classic Tamil Nadu Kathirikkai Sadam — roasted brinjal flavoured rice for lunchbox,...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Peanut Rice

Classic Tamil Nadu Groundnut Sadam — roasted peanuts flavoured rice for lunchbox,...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Litti Chokha

Smoky wheat balls stuffed with spiced sattu served with fire-roasted vegetable mash —...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Beverage

Sattu Sharbat

Roasted chickpea flour drink with lemon and black salt — the ultimate Bihari summer...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Bihar Breakfast

Sattu Stuffed Paratha

Flatbread stuffed with spiced roasted gram — the protein-packed Bihari breakfast on the go

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Aloo Chokha

Flame-roasted potato mash with mustard oil and raw onion — the most made Bihari side dish

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Baigan Chokha

Fire-roasted eggplant mash — the smoky star of the Bihari chokha trio

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Tomato Chokha

Fire-roasted tomato mash with mustard oil and garlic — the tangy Bihari table condiment

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

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

Bihar Dessert

Sattu Ladoo

Roasted gram flour rolled with jaggery and ghee into energy balls — the Bihar protein sweet

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Kalchina Vankaya Pachadi

Classic Andhra/Telangana — roasted brinjal chutney.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Moong Dal Halwa Bihar

Split moong dal slow-roasted in ghee with sugar — the rich winter Bihari celebration dessert

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard