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Karnataka Dessert

Obbattu

Classic Karnataka sweet — obbattu made with sweet stuffed flatbread.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Dessert

Kayi Holige

Classic Karnataka sweet — kayi holige made with coconut stuffed flatbread.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Baingan Masala

Baby eggplants stuffed with spices and slow-cooked — the showpiece Bihari vegetarian dish

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Bihar Breakfast

Bihari Kaddu Paratha

Whole wheat paratha stuffed with spiced pumpkin — the Bihar autumn breakfast

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Chana Batua

Puffed flatbread stuffed with chana dal — the Bihar fair food and festival snack

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Thengai Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — coconut-stuffed steamed rice dumpling — Ganesh Chaturthi essential.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Ellu Kozhukattai

Tamil Nadu breakfast — sesame-stuffed steamed dumpling — Karthigai Deepam offering.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Til Pitha

Rolled rice crepe stuffed with roasted sesame and jaggery — the most iconic Bihu sweet of Assam

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Peyar Kozhukattai

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Cowpea-stuffed kozhukattai — a tribal protein-rich snack.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Guthi Vankaya Vepudu

Andhra vepudu (dry stir-fry) with stuffed small brinjal — spiced with sesame oil and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Gutti Vankaya Biryani

Andhra biryani — gutti vankaya biryani with stuffed brinjal.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu

Bold tangy Tamil Nadu kuzhambu with small brinjal stuffed with masala in a tamarind-spice base.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium