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Tamil Nadu Snack

Mochai Sundal

Healthy boiled legume salad — mochai sundal tossed in mustard-coconut tempering.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thayir Vada

Crispy South Indian fritter — thayir vada made with urad dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Masala Vada

Crispy South Indian fritter — masala vada made with chana dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Parippu Vada

Crispy South Indian fritter — parippu vada made with toor dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Ulundu Vada Sambar

Crispy South Indian fritter — ulundu vada sambar made with urad dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Carrot Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with grated carrot and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Tirunelveli Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with raw wheat (kanum maa) and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Moong Dal Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with moong dal and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Badam Halwa

Dense, fudgy South Indian halwa made with blanched almonds and ghee.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Mountain Spring Water Soup

Simply prepared broth vegetables in pure mountain spring water — the minimal Monpa light dinner

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Beverage

Sambharam

Traditional Kerala drink — sambharam made with spiced buttermilk.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Kerala Beverage

Nannari Sherbet Kerala

Traditional Kerala drink — nannari sherbet kerala made with nannari root syrup.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy