Healthful Indian Flavors With Alamelu

Based on her popular PBS cooking show, "Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu," this cookbook features 100 easy-to-follow, flavorful Indian recipes that will win over fans old and new. With a focus on vegetables and protein-rich legumes, the recipes include soups, curries, crunchy salads, and a host of vegetarian specialties that are not only low-calorie and low-fat, but packed with nutrients, fiber and flavor. Each recipe is written in a step-by-step format that makes it easy for readers to create authentic Indian dishes at home. Alamelu's recipes are based upon the spice combinations and ingredients used in her native South India.

Featuring an emphasis on the famed Chettinad cooking tradition of southern India, this collection of 150 mostly vegetarian recipes allows home cooks to create fabulous exotic fare with an Indian flavor. Included are sample menus of complementary dishes and innovative suggestions for integrating dishes from the southern part of India into traditional Western meals. 8 pages of color photos.

All the best vegetarian recipes from Alamelu's cookbooks and TV show! Alamelu Vairavan, cookbook author and host of the popular PBS show "Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu" has been showing her readers and viewers how to embrace vegetables and protein-rich legumes with her flavorful, easy-to-follow recipes for years. Now all her vegetarian favorites are available in one volume, for home cooks who want creative, palate-pleasing ways to prepare wholesome vegetables like kale, cauliflower, radishes, eggplant, swiss chard, squashes and much more. These recipes are low-calorie, low-fat and packed with nutrients, fiber and flavor! Included are 100 recipes, including 25 brand-new ones, that celebrate the marriage of Indian spices with nutritious vegetables, beans and lentils. These fusion recipes range from appetizers, soups, curries, salads and vegetable entrees to chutneys and desserts, and each one is accompanied by a full-color photo and step-by-step instructions. Also included are a helpful guide to Indian spices and ingredients that make it easy for home cooks to create authentic Indian meals. Sample recipes: Butternut Squash in Tamarind Sauce Peanut Coconut Chutney Carrot Lentil Soup with Kale Sweet Potato, Black Bean & Spinach Quesadillas Chickpea Apple Farro Salad Cauliflower-Cashew Rice Seasoned Cabbage Rice Pilaf Asparagus with Ginger and Coconut Brussels Sprouts and Chickpea Poriyal Swiss Chard Lentil Crumble Heavenly Lima Bean Masala Parsnips with Green Peas

Authentic recipes from one of the most popular cuisines in India, in an easy, step-by-step format ideal for modern-day cook.

While most Indian cookbooks feature the cuisine of Northern India, here is an introduction to the flavourful, and predominantly vegetarian, dishes of Southern India, particularly the Madras region. Over 100 recipes for tempting appetisers, chutneys, rice dishes, vegetables and stews -- flavoured with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and delicate spices in varying combinations -- have been adapted for the western kitchen. Clear instructions along with an introduction to Indian spices ensure that even novice cooks can produce delicious, authentic meals.

Discover the diverse (and delicious) cuisines of South India. Indian food is as complex, broad, and varied as the country itself—and it's time to bring that expanse of flavors to your kitchen. Drawing on the rich traditions of South India, The Essential South Indian Cookbook will take your taste buds somewhere they've probably never been before. The Essential South Indian Cookbook lets you explore the rarely-tasted regional cuisines of India's southern states. Travel to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra as you sample delicious foods and learn how each of these areas contributed to the rich traditions of Indian dining. The Essential South Indian Cookbook includes: 75 South Indian recipes—Discover a mouthwatering variety of unique and flavorful dishes that include idli (savory rice cake), dosa (rice crepes), sambar (vegetable stew), chutneys, and more. Taste the south—You'll enjoy an Indian cookbook that examines the varied histories of South India's states—and their contributions to the legacy of Indian food. True Indian kitchen—Learn how to keep your flavors authentic in this Indian cookbook, filled with advice for selecting essential spices and must-have cookware. Earn a new stamp on your culinary passport with the help of The Essential South Indian Cookbook.

This Book Is Not Merely A Collection Of Recipes, But An Attempt To Encourage People To Cook-And Cook With Confidence. It Is An Assortment Of Delectable Dishes That Good Food Lovers And Connoisseurs Of Indian Cusine Would Relish

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • Physician and Plant Based Artist creator Dr. Sheil Shukla celebrates Indian cuisine with 100 stunningly photographed vegan recipes that utilize fresh, healthy produce to capture the indelible flavors of India “This is wholesome, exciting cooking that just so happens to not include animal products. You won’t miss them.”—The New York Times, A Best Cookbook of 2022 “Cinematically lit, larger-than-life images will have you eating with your eyes long before the dal hits the pan.”—NPR Books We Love India is home to a vibrant tapestry of culinary traditions—and to more vegetarians than anywhere else in the world. It’s also where Dr. Sheil Shukla learned to love traditional Gujarati fare, cooking alongside his adored ba (grandmother) over summers in Mumbai. During his medical training, Dr. Shukla discovered the power of plant-based nutrition to prevent and manage chronic illness—and so began his mission to reinvent the classic vegetarian dishes of his heritage. Plant-Based India presents over 100 completely vegan recipes for shak (spiced vegetable dishes), dal (legume stews), rotli (flatbreads), bhat (rice dishes), and more. From a comforting Palak Tofu that transcends dairy-based paneer, to vegan Nan, festive Navratan Rice, hearty Dal Makhani, and summery Chocolate Chai Mousse with Berries, these are recipes from the heart—filled with nourishing ingredients at their seasonal best.

The Tamils have an unbroken history of more than two thousand years. Tamil, the language they speak, is one of the oldest living languages in the world. The only people comparable to the Tamils in terms of their hoary past and vibrant present would be the Jews with one marked difference. The Tamils have always had their homeland 'Tamilaham' (alternately pronounced and spelt 'Tamizhaham') known today as Tamil Nadu which to them represents their mother and is revered by them as 'Tamizh Tai' literally ‘Tamil Mother’. This is in striking contrast to the Jews who have been through a long and arduous struggle to gain their homeland, a deeply contested site to this day with Hebrewisation of Israel being a key marker of Jewish identity in the region. Tamils, by contrast have a clear numerical majority in the region that now comprises Tamil Nadu and the language unites rather than divides adherents of different faiths. The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Tamils contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Tamils.