Breakfast

A savory adai griddle cake filled with spiced marinated chicken pieces, a hearty Tamil breakfast.

Bread slices dipped in a spiced egg batter and pan-roasted until golden, a quick and nutritious breakfast for children and adults alike.

A spiced Tamil-style egg omelette with shallots, green chilies, and warming spices, pan-fried until golden.

Steamed idiyappam strands tossed with sweetened condensed milk, ghee-fried cashews, raisins, and cardamom -- a quick sweet breakfast.

A simple, healthy dosa made with ragi (finger millet) flour.

A savory cracked-wheat pongal simmered in fresh coconut milk with mustard-seed tempering, a wholesome alternative to rice pongal.