Rasam Powder Spiced Red Pepper and Carrot Soup is a low carb, no oil, easy and healthy soup to make. I came up with this recipe when my son fell ill. He wanted soup and I really wanted him to have Rasam. Hence the Rasam Powder Spiced Red Pepper and Carrot Soup. It takes very little effort…
Soups and Salads
Split-pea Soup
I just love peas in any form. You are going eh?!! I do! It’s sweet and brilliant green in color. And it is comfort food. And… it is so easy and quick to make. This protein-rich pea soup is hearty and healthy. Split-peas is not a stranger to India and definitely not to France. Traditionally…
Purple Kale Salad, Carrot-Broccoli Slaw, with Pomegranate Vinaigrette
This purple kale salad is colorful, delicious and a super fun way to eat a Super-Food. See, what I did there?!! This is probably why my kids ignore me when I drop them at school. However, they will, and have eaten this scrumptious salad without a fuss. I usually pair it with a simple pasta dish…
Roasted Kale and Chick Pea Salad
Roasted Kale and Chick Pea Salad is a simple, healthy, delicious and quick salad. These are so easy to put together and taste like you spent a lot of time on it. The holidays are over and let’s face it, its back to work, time to get back to reality along with all those extra…
Freshly Ground Masala Rasam (Kalyana Rasam)
Rasam – a childhood favorite and ubiquitous in every South Indian household. The blend of simple spices, especially black pepper in a tomato and tamarind broth will wake you up to sigh in pleasure. It is comfort food. I like drinking Rasam. Normally you would grind spices and store it away for future use. The…
Fennel, Escarole, Persimmon Salad, Cashew-Butter Vinaigrette
Fennel, Escarole, Persimmon Salad with a Cashew Butter Vinaigrette tastes just as exotic as it sounds. A light salad with simple autumn seasonal ingredients, that get tossed together in a flavorful vinaigrette. During fall/autumn season, I don’t really get much exercise. Sure, I go for a swim once a week, but I don’t take those…
Basil, Spinach, Garbanzo Beans Pasta Soup
Basil, Spinach, Garbanzo Beans Pasta Soup, a weekday hearty, healthy soup and a complete meal for those chilly fall nights. The weather in the Bay Area has finally turned and decided to become fall. The leaves are beautiful colors of yellow, orange and red and line the sidewalks like a riotous carpet begging to be…
Israeli Couscous, Quinoa Salad
A hearty, helathy and wholesome salad. The roasted peppers lend their smokiness to contrast the sweetness of the tomatoes and pineapple.
Piri Piri Spiced Sweet Potato and Leeks Soup
Silky hot soup with a hint of heat, gooey cheese crouton!
Yum!
Spinach and Goat Cheese Lentil Salad
Spinach, and Goat Cheese Lentil Salad – this is my version of the satisfying French Lentil Salad, paired with none other than Naan bread and cilantro oil. I had to put my Indian stamp on it. Sorry France! My Chef instructor mentioned it casually in class one day, that the French use lentils too. Le…
