This crunchy chickpea salad is a real party in your mouth! High in plant-based protein with chickpeas, quinoa, and all the crunchy nuts and seeds, this salad feels more like an Indian chaat than a healthy salad. Don’t you love it when something turns out flavorful and delicious but is also super nutritious and actually …

Inspired by the classic salad from Sweetgreen, the STP Harvest Bowl is a hearty and tasty salad that everyone will love! The sweetness of the roasted sweet potatoes, the tangy goat cheese and the balsamic dressing work perfectly with the protein from the chicken, and the crunchy apples and nuts. The best part with salads …

There are omelettes and then there are Indian Masala Omelettes. Full of vegetables, herbs and spices, these omelettes mean business when it comes to flavor! Just line up all the ingredients, set up your omelette station and either have everyone come and make their own or make them on demand! Either way, this is an …

Every once in a while, the universe conspires to get the right ingredients together to make an absolutely fabulous thing. This is one of those things! I wanted a hearty pasta sauce while also trying to finish up tons of carrots and celery that somehow that taken up residence in my fridge! So I started …

This is a quintessential Palghat everyday recipe. You are not likely to find this in any restaurant! While Molagootal may seem like a mouthful to pronounce, it is really just a vegetable and lentil stew cooked in a very simple coconut sauce. Since I am always looking for shortcuts, my recipe simplifies it further to …

I love using leftover rice to turn it into something completely different for another meal! Added bonus is the use of lots of different vegetables – helps if you are looking to clean out the fridge! I had half a cabbage, some assorted bell peppers and some eggs. So it all comes together in this …

So I asked my friend, Min, for the recipe for some delicious Chinese Eggplant (Yuxiang Eggplant) that she had made some time back. She sent me the recipe in Chinese! Some Google Translation later, it was clear that I needed help. So she invited me to her kitchen to cook with her. Now when I …

Jamaican food is an interesting blend of spices and ingredients that pull in elements of Indian cuisine as well as the essence of the islands combined with western influences. Here’s a low sodium recipe for the classic Jamaican rice and peas. Incidentally, the recipe does not call for peas at all. Rather, it uses red …

Khichdi, a rice and moong dal dish, is the quintessential Indian comfort food. Full of healthy ingredients, it is perfect to warm you up from the inside on cold winter nights. However, served with yogurt and cucumber like I have, it is a perfectly cooling dinner for hot summer days too! This is a prime …

Arroz con pollo simply translates to Rice with Chicken. Every culture has a version of rice and chicken and there is a reason why. This is a combination that works – no matter what direction the spices pull you in – Indian, Greek, Italian or in this case, Mexican cuisine. You really cannot go wrong …