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Assam Snack

Xoru Xori Vermicelli

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

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Moringa Leaves Sambar

Traditional Tamil Nadu sambar made with moringa leaves (murungai keerai) — a tangy...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Mah Korai Axoni Dal

Fermented soybean with lentils — Assamese fermented dish with deep umami character

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Poricha Kaapi

Traditional Tamil Nadu drink — Village grain coffee — the poor man's filter coffee...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Assam Dessert

Jaggery Kheer Assam

Slow-cooked rice pudding sweetened with jaggery — rustic Assamese winter sweet

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Keerai Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with spinach or amaranth leaves in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Perugu Pachadi

Classic Andhra/Telangana perugu pachadi — yogurt raita Andhra style in bold South...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Egg Parotta

Tamil Nadu breakfast — Egg parotta — street food innovation from Madurai tea stalls.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Kari Dosa

Tamil Nadu dinner — Madurai kari dosa — a thick dosa filled with spiced minced lamb.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Assam Dinner

Assam Pork Belly Braise

Slow-braised pork belly with Assamese spices — the rich Sunday dinner of Assamese families

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 75 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vendakkai Puli Pachadi

Tamil Nadu lunch — Okra tamarind pachadi — the tangy TN raita.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Keerai Vadai

Tamil Nadu snack — Greens-infused vada — iron-rich village fritter.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium