All the best vegetarian recipes from Alamelu’s cookbooks and TV show, plus many new ones!

Alamelu Vairavan, host of the popular PBS Create show “Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu” has been teaching 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 over 100 recipes, featuring many new ones that enhance vibrant vegetables with spices and legumes. They range from appetizers, soups, 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 is a helpful guide to Indian spices and ingredients. Fans rave about how easy and fool-proof Alamelu’s recipes are—making nutritious, Indian-inspired meals will be a snap!

Sample recipes:

• Butternut Squash in Tamarind Sauce
• Baby Kale in a Garlic-Lentil Sauce
• Stir-fried Beets with Coconut
• Sweet Potato, Black Beans & Spinach Wraps
• Asparagus with Shallots and Garlic
• Black-eyed Peas Masala
• Eggplant and Potato Masala
• Bell Pepper and Tomato Rice with Cashews
• Chickpeas with Ginger and Mango
• Parsnips with Green Peas
• Colorful Vegetable Quinoa
• Mango Lassi

The best of Alamelu’s cookbooks and TV recipes in one volume!

“I highly recommend Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu to readers who want to take advantage of the powerful, healing antioxidant qualities of spices and at the same time, indulge in the flavor-rich, wholesome offerings of Indian cuisine.” — Dr. Bharat Aggarwal, author of Healing Spices

This cookbook contains recipes featured on the first three seasons of Alamelu Vairavan’s popular MPTV/PBS cooking show, “Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu,” along with updated and improved recipes from her previously-published cookbooks, Healthy South Indian Cooking and Indian-Inspired Gluten Free Cooking.

Included are more than 120 flavorful Indian favorites—each with a full-color photo—that are sure to please 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. Step-by-step recipes and a helpful guide to spices and ingredients make it easy for readers to create authentic Indian dishes at home.

Sample recipes:

• Salmon Tikka Kebabs
• Peanut and Coconut Chutney
• Cauliflower and Lentil Soup
• Sweet Potato Quinoa Soup
• Masala Dosais
• Fragrant Lemon Rice
• Pomegranate Yogurt Salad
• Kohlrabi Sambhar
• Cabbage with Ginger Poriyal
• Lentil Crumble with Coconut
• Chettinad Chicken Masala
• Spice-Rubbed Seared Fish