Field greens mung beans with coconut curry

Just back from a yoga teacher training course. Intense 4 weeks of studying philosophy, anatomy, physiology, bhagavad geeta, chanting, practicing asanas, doing karma yoga(service). And best of all hanging out with 72 other fun loving yogis. A luxury to immerse myself in yoga with no household chores to do. Yoga camp food is satvic. That…

Get healthy hair with yoga and a simple leafy cabbage coconut stirfry

‘Help! I’m losing hair, what can I do’ pleaded my friend. What to do? How was I going to help? I remembered a childhood yoga technique which a family friend told us was also popular in Chinese medicine. Whether its male pattern baldness 🙂 or greying hair, or hair loss due to a not so great…

Beets tamil Brahmin style

Simple, elegant, tasteful, this way of doing your beets is bound to have you hooked. 2 cups steamed, peeled and cubed beets Spice Mix 1 green chili slit lengthwise ½ tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp curry leaves ½ tsp coconut oil 1 tsp urad dal Salt to taste Pinch hing Method • Wash beets. Steam…

Alu Gobi

Warm winter root vegetables, encased in warm spices, toasted to a golden brown. Delhi winters remind me of alu gobi or simply put, potato cauliflower. The name is simple, but the teasing taste is not–few spices go into this alu gobi, read on to find out my special spice mix for this astonishingly flavourful &…

Skillet Coconut Turnips

  Do soups, mash, or casserole come to mind when you hear the word TURNIPS!! Wait, there’s more.. Why not try this simple southern Indian take.. roasting turnips on the skillet brings out their sweetness. and of course fresh coconut slivers add that special sweet touch none other can.. Ingredients 3 cups washed, peeled and cut…

Thanjavur Podimaas

Just in time for thanksgiving come these yummy mashed potatoes. Watch out! with sweet coconut slivers, tart lemon juice and spicy pepper overtones, this no buttermilk mashed potato dish from thanjavur is sure to tease your taste buds and quite possibly take center stage on your dinner table. Ingredients 2 cups boiled, peeled and grated white potatoes  -go…

Bengali Cabbage Panchphoron

The first time I tasted Bengali cabbage was at a celebratory potluck. With the support of some really good friends, we were able to raise funds for a special needs school in a small village in southern india.. here’s a link to my music if you’d like a listen. with the help of this amazing…

Green beans coconut curry

There are times when improvising on age-old recipes to streamline fat content is called for. Then there are those times when hybrids simply don`t work. Today I`ll share a classic that doesn’t need any modernizing other than an oil reduction. Simple, quick to make and pretty to look at, green beans coconut curry is southern…

Delhi Cauliflower

This recipe is a nod to my time working in the UNESCO office in Delhi. My coworkers and I would share our lunches sitting on a long bench, almost something out of a Dickensian novel. I loved the vegetarian food my Punjabi coworkers brought. They in turn forbade me to bring anything other than southern…