With a traditional menu that entails dishes such as inji puli, olan, kootu curry and ada pradhaman to the lesser-known mezhukkupuratti and madhura vettila, this sadhya will include nearly 28 dishes.

Peerkangai (ridge gourd) kootu is a common dish in Tamil Nadu. This dish combines moong dal with ridge gourd. It's a great accompaniment with rice and rasam. It can also be eaten along with rotis.

Meanwhile, in Filipino cuisine, green papaya adds a subtle sweetness to the chicken soup known as Tinola. In South Indian ...