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Karnataka Dessert

Ellu Bella

Classic Karnataka sweet — ellu bella made with sesame-jaggery mix.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Kambu Mor Koozh

Pearl millet porridge thinned with buttermilk — the Tamil Nadu farm worker's summer coolant.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Akkaravadisal

Classic Karnataka sweet — akkaravadisal made with rice kheer Karnataka style.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Dessert

Gasgase Payasam

Classic Karnataka sweet — gasgase payasam made with poppy seed payasam.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pazhani Panchamirtham

Sacred five-ingredient divine nectar from Pazhani Murugan temple — made daily as...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Suji Halwa

Semolina roasted in ghee with sugar and cardamom — the everyday and puja sweet of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Dessert

Chiroti

Classic Karnataka sweet — chiroti made with crispy layered sweet pastry.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Bihari Laai

Puffed rice and jaggery brittle — the Makar Sankranti sweet crunch of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Shahi Tukra Bihar

Fried bread soaked in saffron-cardamom sweetened milk — the Mughal-influenced Bihar dessert

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Bihari Chivda

Spiced flattened rice with nuts and curry leaves — the Bihari Diwali snack mix

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Snack

Kadlekai Usli

Classic Karnataka snack — kadlekai usli made with spiced boiled peanuts.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Besan Ladoo Bihar

Roasted gram flour balls with ghee and sugar — the festival sweet of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy