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Tamil Nadu Dessert

Sakkarai Pongal

Tamil Nadu sweet — The sacred Pongal offering — sweet rice and dal cooked with jaggery...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Badam Halwa Tamil Style

Tamil Nadu sweet — Tamil Nadu almond halwa — pure, rich and aromatic with saffron.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Ulutham Paruppu Halwa

Tamil Nadu sweet — Urad dal halwa — a rare but intensely satisfying Tamil sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Semiya Kesari

Tamil Nadu sweet — Semolina vermicelli kesari — quicker than regular sooji kesari.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Paal Paniyaram

Tamil Nadu sweet — Paniyaram soaked in sweetened milk — a Chettinad wedding dessert.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 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 Lunch

Dal Pitha Bihar

Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with spiced chana dal — Bihar's everyday comfort dumpling

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Senagala Guggillu

Classic Andhra dish — senagala guggillu made with chana sundal Andhra style.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Bobbarla Guggillu

Classic Andhra dish — bobbarla guggillu made with black-eyed pea sundal.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Pesalu Guggillu

Classic Andhra dish — pesalu guggillu made with moong dal sundal.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Kollu Guggillu

Classic Andhra dish — kollu guggillu made with horse gram sundal.

⏱ 10 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