“energy-boosting”

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Kesari Rabdi

Thick condensed milk with saffron and cardamom — the Bihar slow-cooked milk dessert

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Sweet Corn Pitha Arunachal

Corn paste wrapped in banana leaf and steamed — the harvest festival snack of Arunachali plains

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Makhana Pulao

Basmati rice cooked with fox nuts and whole spices — the Bihari special occasion rice

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pal Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with rice and sugar or palm jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Aval Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with poha and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Sago Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with sago and sugar.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kadalai Paruppu Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with chana dal and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Paasi Paruppu Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with moong dal and jaggery with coconut milk.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Wheat Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with whole wheat and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pumpkin Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with pumpkin and jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Jackfruit Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with jackfruit and jaggery with coconut milk.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Breakfast

Sabudana Khichdi Arunachal

Sago pearls with roasted peanuts and cumin — the fasting food adopted across Arunachali plains

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy