“sesame”

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Paal Dosai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — milk dosa — soft, white and rich, especially popular in Coimbatore.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Toda Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Toda tribal people of the Nilgiris — this kootu...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Irula Kanji

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Irula tribal thin red rice gruel — morning meal of...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kani Kovilpatti Mittai

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Kani tribal village sweet — made with...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kattu Kundangai Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Forest pumpkin kootu — tribal recipe using wild...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vaalai Poo Poriyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Banana flower poriyal — made from flowers that grow...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Nilave Kundangai Koozh

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Wild yam porridge — tribal morning food made from...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 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

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Siru Kizhangu Fry

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Small wild tuber stir-fry — forest tubers collected...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Gongura Pulusu

Bold Andhra pulusu (sour curry) with gongura (sorrel leaves) in an intensely tangy...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Puli Aval

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Puli aval — village travel food, no cooking needed,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Tomato Pulusu

Bold Andhra pulusu (sour curry) with ripe tomatoes in an intensely tangy tamarind base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium