“vegetarian”

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Masoor Dal

Red lentil dal with a sharp ghee and garlic tempering — the quick weekday dal of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Quinoa Idli

Tamil Nadu idli variant — quinoa idli — soft steamed rice cake.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kalyana Sambar

Tamil Nadu wedding sambar — 15+ vegetables in a large brass vessel, thinner than hotel sambar.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Aattu Kudal Fry

Spiced goat intestine dry fry — village Tamil Nadu delicacy that demands careful cleaning.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Neymeen Kuzhambu

Seer fish in a thin tamarind kuzhambu — the king of Tamil Nadu fish curries.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Kathal Curry

Raw jackfruit slow-cooked in Bihari spices — the meaty vegetarian curry of Bihar

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Breakfast

Mappilai Samba Kanji

Porridge from the heritage Tamil rice Mappilai Samba — high iron, dark red, deeply nutty.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Matar Paneer

Green peas and cottage cheese in Bihari spiced gravy — the celebration vegetarian

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Kerala Lunch

Cabbage Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of cabbage with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Lunch

Beetroot Thoran

Kerala-style thoran — dry stir-fry of beetroot with fresh coconut in coconut oil.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Nellai Biryani

Tirunelveli's distinct biryani — seeraga samba rice with coconut masala, drier than...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

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