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South Indian Lunch

Bisi Bele Bath

Karnataka one-pot rice and lentil dish cooked with tamarind, coconut and special...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

South Indian Lunch

Pulao Sadya

Fragrant Kerala Malabar style ghee rice cooked with whole spices and fried onions —...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

South Indian Dessert

Nei Payasam

Rich Kerala ghee payasam with rice and jaggery cooked slowly — a sacred temple...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

South Indian Dessert

Semiya Payasam

Creamy vermicelli pudding with milk, sugar and cardamom — a quick, beloved South...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dessert

Paruppu Payasam

Kerala moong dal payasam cooked with jaggery and coconut milk — a traditional Onam...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

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South Indian Dessert

Ada Pradhaman

Kerala rice ada cooked in jaggery and coconut milk — the king of all payasams and the...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

South Indian Dessert

Kozhikodan Halwa

Rich, dense Calicut wheat halwa cooked in ghee with dry fruits — a legendary Malabar...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

South Indian Dessert

Kesari Bath

Karnataka saffron semolina halwa with cashews and ghee — a golden, festive sweet that...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Lunch

Thenga Choru

Fragrant Kerala coconut milk rice cooked with whole spices and ghee — a simple yet...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

South Indian Breakfast

Pongal

Soft rice-and-moong-dal porridge tempered with pepper, cumin and ghee — Tamil Nadu's...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dessert

Rava Kesari

Saffron-gold semolina halwa with ghee and cashews — a quick South Indian festival sweet.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dessert

Payasam

South Indian milk-and-vermicelli pudding with cardamom and coconut milk — light,...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy