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Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Peanut Chutney

Classic Tamil Nadu chutney made with roasted peanuts. Essential accompaniment for...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Drumstick Chutney

Classic Tamil Nadu chutney made with drumstick (murungakkai) leaves. Essential...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ginger Chutney

Classic Tamil Nadu chutney made with fresh ginger. Essential accompaniment for idli,...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Tamarind Chutney

Classic Tamil Nadu chutney made with tamarind. Essential accompaniment for idli, dosa and vada.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Tea Leaf Salad Arunachal

Fermented tea leaves with sesame and peanuts — Myanmar-influenced tribal snack of...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Til Pitha

Rolled rice crepe stuffed with roasted sesame and jaggery — the most iconic Bihu sweet of Assam

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Varutharacha Sambar

Classic Kerala dish — varutharacha sambar with roasted coconut sambar.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pottukadalai Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Roasted gram laddu — easy, quick, protein-rich.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Ulli Theeyal

Classic Kerala dish — ulli theeyal with shallots in roasted coconut.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Pavakka Theeyal

Classic Kerala dish — pavakka theeyal with bitter gourd in roasted coconut.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Brinjal Pitika

Flame-roasted and mashed eggplant with mustard oil and green chilli — smoky Assamese bharta

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Sesame Fish Curry Assam

Fish in roasted sesame and coconut gravy — Assam festive fish preparation

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium