Tamil culture
Tamil food
Tamil cuisine is built on rice, lentils and tamarind. The South Indian "meals" — served on a banana leaf with sambar, rasam, kuzhambu, poriyal and curd — is the daily classic. Tamil Nadu's coast adds prawns, crab and dosai variations.
மீல்ஸ்
mīls
Banana-leaf "meals" — the daily classic
இட்லி
iṭli
Steamed rice-lentil cakes
தோசை
tōcai
Crispy fermented crepe
சம்பார்
campār
Lentil-vegetable stew
பொங்கல்
poṅkal
Rice-lentil porridge
பிரியாணி
piriyāṇi
Tamil-style biryani — Ambur, Dindigul, Madurai variants
⭐ 4.7 · 10,000+ Indian families
Learn 1,000+ Tamil words, phrases & lessons on the Bhasha app
Daily 5-minute lessons, audio from native speakers, progress tracking and 1,000+ words. Free to start — first 8 units unlocked, no card required.
- ✓ Native-speaker audio
- ✓ Offline lessons
- ✓ Progress sync
- ✓ Ad-free for kids
Get it on
Google Play