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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 Snack

Tilkut Sesame Brittle

Pounded sesame and jaggery brittle — the iconic Gaya sweet and Makar Sankranti...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Vella Aval

Sweet jaggery flattened rice — the simplest Tamil Nadu temple offering, ready in 10 minutes.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Rice Kheer

Fragrant saffron rice pudding — the festive puja offering and celebration dessert of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Arwa Chawal

Steamed white rice — the daily foundation and sacred offering of Bihar

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ellu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — sesame-stuffed steamed dumpling — Karthigai Deepam offering.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pasi Payaru Sundal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Sprouted moong sundal — raw, crunchy and iron-rich...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Pori Urundai

Tamil Nadu snack — Pori urundai — Karthigai Deepam puffed rice ball offering.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Kara Seedai

Tamil Nadu snack — Savoury rice ball — Krishna Jayanthi offering.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Sundal

Protein-rich chickpea stir fry tempered with coconut and spices — a traditional...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Kerala Dessert

Nei Payasam

Rich Kerala ghee payasam with rice and jaggery cooked slowly — a sacred temple...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium