Table of Contents
Foreword viii
Chapter 1 Happy Accidents 1
Chapter 2 Right Foods, Right Mind 7
Chapter 3 Gut Knowledge 13
Chapter 4 Kitchen Essentials 19
For Your "Storeroom" 22
Deepa's Secret Spice 24
"Curry" Powder 26
Magic Finishing Spice 28
Deepa's Green Sauce 30
Mughlai Sauce 32
Reemsie's Tamarind Sauce 34
Chutput Ketchup 36
Ginger Garlic Paste 38
Zingy Citrusy Salad Dressing 39
Quick Onion Pickle 40
Sucy's Lemon Pickle with Medjool Dates 42
Go Nuts! 44
Spicy Snacking Peanuts 46
Chapter 5 The Basics 49
Sosamma's Basic Broth 52
New Indian Mirepoix 54
Dal for Dummies! 56
Caramelized Shallots 58
New Indian Gremolata 60
Peppery Papadum 62
Gingered Farro with Dried Fruit and Nuts 64
Heritage Barley (Better than Rice) Pilaf 66
Kerala Quinoa 68
Oatmeal Uppma 70
Chapter 6 New Beginnings 73
Masala Omelet 76
Jalapeño and Dill Scramble 78
Tofu and Asparagus Scramble 80
Fried Eggs on a Bed of Cabbage 82
Sprouted Mung Beans on Egg Salad 84
Red, White, and Blue Berry Breakfast Salad 86
Chapter 7 Soups and Stews 89
Tomato Rasam 92
New Indian Pesto and Bean Soup 94
Roasted Cauliflower Soup 96
Herbed Asparagus and Macadamia Soup 98
Mamamimi's 'Shroom Soup 100
Meat Lovers' Indian Chili 102
Chapter 8 Salad Days 105
Deepaganoush on Endive 108
Roasted Beets and Shaved Fennel Salad 110
Fennel, Radicchio, and Fresh Berry Salad 112
Sweet and Spicy Mango Salad 114
Avocado, Tomato, and Plum Salad 116
Summer Tomato Salad 118
Kala Chola Salad 120
Ginger Cabbage Slaw 122
Chukku's Yogurt Salad 124
Chapter 9 Savory Vegetables 127
Aviel 130
Best-Ever Oven-Roasted Swee' Potato Fries 132
Quick Chana Masala 134
Smashed Chickpea and Toasted Peanut Cakes 136
Cauliflower and Beans Tumble 138
Crackling Okra 140
Ralph's Garlicky Spinach a la Dal 142
Dryfoossels Sprouts 144
Eggplant Roulades 146
Lucky, Lively Black-Eyed Peas 148
Hot 'n' Crispy Cabbage 150
Rustic Vegetable Roast 152
Tousled Haricots Verts and Caramelized Carrots 154
Winter Squash and Pearl Onion 156
Zucchini LaSuzy 158
Chapter 10 Fish. Chicken. Meat. 161
Ammachi's Clay Pot Fish Molee 164
Aromatic Fish in Parchment 166
Dilled Masala Crab Cakes 168
A Tangle of Crab Legs in Savory Coconut Cream 170
Kerala Fisherman's Prawns 172
Nawabi Tuna Kebab Burger 174
General Joseph's Five-Star Chicken Batons 176
New Indian Cacciatore 178
Mary's Famous "Cutlets" (Meatballs) 180
Chop Chop Lamb Chops 182
Tomji's Spicy Kerala Beef with Coconut Chips 184
Keema Spicy Beef 186
Truck Stop Pork Chops 188
Chapter 11 Sweet Endings 191
Mango Lassi 194
Toot Sweet 196
Chapter 12 Comfort Foods 199
Scented Chai 202
Chapter 13 Life in the Balance 205
Chapter 14 This Is Just the Beginning 211
Acknowledgments 215
Index 216
About the Author 229