Making a little spicy topping for your papad is something I came across years ago, when I was a staffer on Capitol Hill, while eating at ...

I first heard about chickpea poppers from my friend Chasity Santoro, a fellow mom at my kids’ school who shares my passion for feeding he...

I love the combination of these two lentils. Cooked together, they not only complement one another in taste, they also become incredibly ...

My mother and mother-in-law both make a great Mattar Paneer. In fact, theirs are so good that I’d rather not disappoint my husband with m...

This Punjabi-Style Cabbage is an easy cabbage recipe that infuses your meal with the flavors of Punjab, a region in India. It can be made in the slow cooker, but when sauteed on the stovetop it only takes about five minutes to throw together! Most Indian food recipes require a lot of preparation, but not this one - with a few spices such as turmeric and cumin, plain cabbage is transformed into an exotic new dish. Recipes with turmeric are also beneficial for your health, as turmeric is an amazing spice that helps prevent a number of ailments. If you've never tried Punjabi food, this is a great starting point!

The first vegetable I remember eating and loving is, of all things, okra. I still remember picking it from my grandmothers backyard in C...

This was the very first recipe I wrote and tested for this cookbook. I was in heaven using Cashew Cream as a substitute for regular cream...

The first time I had this dish was in the home of two of my close friends from South India, Padma and her younger sister Kshema. I still ...

This dish was one of my biggest surprises. The soy yogurt mixed perfectly with the spices and provided the much-needed moisture and textu...

I cannot stand frozen veggie burgers from the store. They taste like cardboard. That’s precisely why my mom and I started experimenting o...