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Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kathirikkai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with brinjal (eggplant), tempered mustard seeds and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Murungakkai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with drumstick (moringa pods), tempered mustard seeds...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Podalangai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with snake gourd, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Rice Crackers Tribal

Sun-dried and deep-fried rice crackers — the light festival snack of Arunachali communities

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Avarakkai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with broad beans, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vazhaithandu Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with plantain stem, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Senai Kizhangu Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with elephant foot yam, tempered mustard seeds and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kothavarangai Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with cluster beans (gawar), tempered mustard seeds and...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Chicken Mountain Herbs

Free-range chicken with Himalayan mountain herbs — simple, aromatic and deeply satisfying

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Beetroot Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with beetroot, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Cabbage Poriyal

Classic Tamil Nadu dry stir-fry with cabbage, tempered mustard seeds and fresh coconut.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Tribal Pork Dry Rub Arunachal

Pork dry-rubbed with local spices and slow-cooked — the tribal dry pork of highland Arunachal

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard