“thick”

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Curd Rice

Cooling yogurt rice tempered with mustard seeds, ginger and pomegranate — a South...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Avial

Kerala-style mixed vegetable curry in a thick coconut-yogurt sauce — a festival favourite.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Madhya Pradesh Dessert

Jalebi

Crispy fermented batter spirals soaked in saffron sugar syrup — India's favourite...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

Punjab Dinner

Tandoori Chicken

Whole chicken marinated in a fiery red spiced yogurt and cooked until charred — a...

⏱ 240 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Kerala Dinner

Kerala Prawn Curry

Juicy prawns cooked in coconut milk with kokum — a fragrant, mildly tangy Malabar...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Fish Molee

Mild golden-yellow Kerala fish curry in thin coconut milk with green chillies —...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Maharashtra Breakfast

Poha

Flattened rice sautéed with mustard seeds, turmeric and peanuts — a quick, light...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy