Vegetarian · “diabetic-friendly”

Assam Beverage

Assam Kadha Herbal Drink

Traditional Assamese herbal immunity decoction with multiple medicinal plants

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Mah Pitika Lentil Mash

Mashed cooked lentils with mustard oil and raw onion — the quick Assamese protein breakfast

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Zucchini Dal

Courgette cooked into lentils with Assamese tempering — weekday vegetable dal

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Thinai Laddu

Tamil Nadu sweet — Foxtail millet laddu — diabetic-friendly ancient grain sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Snack

Assam Fried Lentil Snack

Crispy deep-fried seasoned lentil fritters — the quick Assamese chai-time snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Black Dal Slow

Slow-cooked whole black urad with mustard oil and hing — the rustic protein lentil of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

Bihar Lunch

Dal Pitha Bihar

Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with spiced chana dal — Bihar's everyday comfort dumpling

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Pesalu Guggillu

Classic Andhra dish — pesalu guggillu made with moong dal sundal.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Kollu Guggillu

Classic Andhra dish — kollu guggillu made with horse gram sundal.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Dal Tadka

Yellow lentils with a bold ghee and cumin tempering — the daily dal that anchors every...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Khichdi Bihari

Rice and moong dal khichdi with generous ghee — the sacred daily food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Snack

Ragi Mudde

Classic Andhra/Telangana — finger millet balls.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium