Tamil Nadu · Lunch · “tribal”

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Nathai Pirattal

Chettinad specialty — Chettinad snail fry — a rare tribal-Chettinad delicacy.

⏱ 25 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kaadu Kozhi Kuzhambu

Traditional Tamil Nadu village recipe — Wild jungle fowl curry from the Nilgiris...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Toda Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Toda tribal people of the Nilgiris — this kootu...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kattu Kundangai Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Forest pumpkin kootu — tribal recipe using wild...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Vaalai Poo Poriyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Banana flower poriyal — made from flowers that grow...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Siru Kizhangu Fry

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Small wild tuber stir-fry — forest tubers collected...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Kallakkai Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Wood apple (kallakkai) kootu — rare tribal recipe...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Nochi Keerai Kootu

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Nochi leaf kootu — medicinal chaste tree leaves...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Thuthuvalai Rasam

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Thuthuvalai rasam — the village throat remedy. A...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Poolangai Poriyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Ivy melon (poolangai) poriyal — a village vegetable...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Araikeerai Masiyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Araikeerai masiyal — mashed amaranth with garlic, a...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Murungai Keerai Masiyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Moringa leaf masiyal — pureed moringa with garlic,...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy