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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

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kaadai Muttai Kuzhambu

Quail egg curry — small rich quail eggs in a bold tamarind gravy.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Chana Dal Halwa

Roasted gram flour halwa with ghee and sugar — the Bihari wedding dessert

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Hard

Bihar Snack

Bihari Moong Chaat

Sprouted moong with tomato and chaat masala — the nutritious Bihar street snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Idichu Pizhinja Rasam

Hand-squeezed tomato rasam — raw tomato juice squeezed directly into the rasam for a...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Breakfast

Bihari Methi Thepla

Fenugreek leaf flatbread with Bihari spices — the nutritious winter morning roti

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vanjaram Varuval

Seer fish pan-fry — thick kingfish steaks fried in sesame oil until a dark charred crust forms.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Gur Chana

Roasted black chickpeas tossed in jaggery — the iron-rich Bihari energy snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Imli Chutney

Sweet and sour tamarind chutney with jaggery and spices — the essential Bihari chaat base

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Green Chutney

Coriander and mint chutney with green chilli — the sharp Bihari chaat sauce

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Madurai Chicken Fry

Classic Tamil Nadu madurai chicken fry — chicken prepared with South Indian spices.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Bamboo Shoot Curry Arunachal

Fermented bamboo shoot curry — pungent, earthy and the defining taste of Arunachali...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium