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Uttar Pradesh Dinner

Awadhi Dum Keema Minced Meat

Minced mutton slow-cooked with whole spices, onion and yogurt until completely dry and...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

Manipur Lunch

Manipur Tan Nga Athouba Fried Dried Fish Manipuri

Sun-dried fish shallow-fried in mustard oil until very crispy and fragrant — the most...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Therattipal

Tamil Nadu sweet — Therattipal — the Tirunelveli milk fudge, cooked till solid and dark.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Breakfast

Mah Pitika Lentil Mash

Mashed cooked lentils with mustard oil and raw onion — the quick Assamese protein breakfast

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Zucchini Dal

Courgette cooked into lentils with Assamese tempering — weekday vegetable dal

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Assam Fried Lentil Snack

Crispy deep-fried seasoned lentil fritters — the quick Assamese chai-time snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Black Dal Slow

Slow-cooked whole black urad with mustard oil and hing — the rustic protein lentil of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

Karnataka Lunch

Huggi

Classic Karnataka — huggi with mashed rice and lentils.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Dal Tadka

Yellow lentils with a bold ghee and cumin tempering — the daily dal that anchors every...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vadai Curry Brahmin Style

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Brahmin vada curry — soft vada soaking in thin dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Tilkut Sesame Brittle

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

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Hard

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Bamboo Rice Khichdi

Classic Andhra/Telangana — bamboo rice with lentils.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium