“festival”

Bihar Snack

Bihari Chana Batua

Puffed flatbread stuffed with chana dal — the Bihar fair food and festival snack

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Sweet Corn Pitha Arunachal

Corn paste wrapped in banana leaf and steamed — the harvest festival snack of Arunachali plains

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Cholam Kali

Tamil Nadu village recipe — thick sorghum porridge — the harvest festival food.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kavuni Arisi

Tamil Nadu village recipe — Chettinad black rice pudding — offered at weddings and festivals.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Dessert

Tribal Rice Pudding Arunachal

Glutinous rice slow-cooked in coconut milk with jaggery — the festive dessert of...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Rice Crackers Tribal

Sun-dried and deep-fried rice crackers — the light festival snack of Arunachali communities

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pasi Payaru Sundal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Sprouted moong sundal — raw, crunchy and iron-rich...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kadalai Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Peanut brittle — the street snack of Tamil Nadu.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Ellu Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Sesame chikki — Pongal and Karthigai sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Nel Mittai

Tamil Nadu snack — Puffed rice chikki — village fair sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pori Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Pori urundai — Karthigai Deepam puffed rice ball offering.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Xoru Xori Vermicelli

Fine rice vermicelli cooked in sweetened milk — a delicate Assamese sweet snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy