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South Indian Breakfast

Masala Dosa

Thin crispy rice-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato masala — the iconic South...

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

South Indian Lunch

Sambar

Tangy tamarind and lentil soup with mixed vegetables and aromatic sambar powder —...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

South Indian Breakfast

Medu Vada

Crispy ring-shaped lentil fritters with fluffy interior — a South Indian must-have with sambar.

⏱ 480 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

South Indian Breakfast

Coconut Chutney

Fresh coconut ground with chillies and tempered with mustard seeds — the classic South...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

South Indian Lunch

Curd Rice

Cooling yogurt rice tempered with mustard seeds, ginger and pomegranate — a South...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dinner

Chicken Chettinad

Fiery South Indian chicken curry with freshly-ground kalpasi, marathi mokku and black...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

South Indian Snack

Chicken 65

Crispy deep-fried chicken bites in a fiery yogurt sauce — Chennai's most famous party snack.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

South Indian Dinner

Prawn Masala

Succulent prawns tossed in a bold onion-tomato masala with coastal South Indian spices.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

South Indian Dinner

Chettinad Prawn Curry

Fiery Chettinad-spiced prawn curry — freshly ground pepper and kalpasi make this extraordinary.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

South Indian Breakfast

Upma

Semolina savoury porridge tempered with mustard seeds and vegetables — a wholesome...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 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