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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

Karnataka Lunch

Jackfruit Ghee Roast

Classic Karnataka — jackfruit ghee roast with raw jackfruit in Mangalorean style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 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 Lunch

Bihari Kadhi

Tangy yogurt and gram flour curry with fried pakodis — the everyday Bihari comfort curry

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Mutton Ghee Roast

Classic Karnataka — mutton ghee roast with mutton in Mangalorean style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

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

Karnataka Lunch

Chicken Ghee Roast

Classic Karnataka — chicken ghee roast with chicken in Mangalorean style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Iyengar Puliyodarai

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Iyengar puliyodarai — the temple rice of Srirangam,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

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 Lunch

Brahmin Paruppu Sadam

Tamil Brahmin / Iyengar recipe — Brahmin comfort food — warm dal mixed with rice and ghee.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 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