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Sooji Halva with Chai for the holidays

Chicken meatballs with Indian spices

Creamy onion warm-spiced winter sauce

A savory nutritious vegetable packed dish inspired by Korean Mung Bean Pancake

A Butternut Squash Tofu soup for your Thanksgiving table

Forget risotto, Khichdi is what gives me comfort

A steaming blood soup for the vampires

Lemon rice to the rescue on a 'blah & meh' day

Guava coconut chia pudding somewhat revitalizes the under-ripe fruit

A farewell to summer: creamy fettuccini with caramelized and charred zucchini

'Pav Bhaji' is the most effective way to eat lots of vegetables!

Reconnecting with a nugget of my childhood

Bhindi fry is an okra dish I suspect you won’t hate

Vegetables should be treated as stars on a plate

Frittatas are my crowd pleasers even at times of sadness

Grate that lone zucchini before it spoils to make a savory pancake (and thank me later)

Tempeh Tikka Masala leaves me with mixed feelings ...

A simple mushroom pasta after a long day at work is like getting a warm hug from your plate

Cheese Pinwheels are basically my one more excuse to eat Pizza!

You must make room for 'fruit chaat' in your savory snack life

Baked Cauliflower Potato curry is hands free and comes with a confession

'Miso Kimchi Gochujang Soup' is spot-on for under-the-weather days

An Impossible keema curry for a vegetarian dish packed with exploding flavors

Sumac and Za'atar make any salad sing on top of it's lungs

Ratatouille style easy roasted vegetables to pair with your favorite protein

'Saag' is the most effective way to eat lots of greens!

How did a humble curry polarize my dinner guests?

Baked cod two ways (spicy miso & tandoori) with spinach potato puree is easy and luxurious

The emotional rollercoaster chickpea falafel fail that somehow became more than edible

I want to spring frittata my way into your heart with my asparagus sticks

Do you really know your chickpeas? Here's a vegan surprise bowl stacked with worldly riches

I unintentionally upgraded the potato leek soup and pleasantly surprised my taste buds

The Indian vegetable pakora disaster that was still edible

A tale of mental warfare with my farmers market vegetables

Cauliflower Potato Coconut Curry

My basics for easy North Indian-style cooking

not-so-innocent Greens-inspired Pasta and Rice

Frittata with Broccoli, Potato, Feta, Onion

Why do I cook free style (i.e. without recipes)?