“energy-boosting”

Assam Snack

Assam Pitha Coconut Steam

Steamed rice cakes filled with coconut and jaggery — the most popular Assamese pitha variety

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Beverage

Jaggery Coffee

Classic Andhra/Telangana drink — jaggery coffee made with jaggery and coffee decoction.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

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

Andhra Pradesh Dessert

Kova

Classic Andhra/Telangana sweet — kova made with milk fudge.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Thekua

Deep-fried sweet wheat and jaggery cookies — the sacred Chhath Puja offering of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Breakfast

Chura Dahi

Flattened rice with thick yogurt and jaggery — the Bihari festive morning bowl

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Pua Sweet Pancake

Fluffy fried wheat and fennel pancakes — the festive Bihari sweet pancake for Holi and Chhath

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Makhana Kheer

Fox nuts slow-cooked in saffron-sweetened milk — Bihar's most celebrated and...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Iyengar Kovil Prasadam Pongal

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — The sacred temple pongal — rich with ghee, cashews,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Ragi Mudde

Classic Andhra/Telangana — finger millet balls.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium