Healing Indian Cuisine

I blend fragrant Indian spices with local island ingredients and create tasty, nutritious, meals infused with love and healing energy. 

 

Stay tuned for my upcoming cookbook: a celebration of life, love & food, unique Kauai-Indian cuisine & my mama’s family recipes. Uplift yourself with the beauty of the island & the vibrance of my Indian culture!

 

Cooking classes: Invite me to your home for a cooking lunch or dinner party for up to 8 people. A fun and enriching experience for couples, families and friends. 

 

Catering: small group catering for up to 12 people. 

 

❤ Cook & Eat with Love ❤ 

Menu: simple, fresh, flavorful ~ vegan, vegetarian and meat options for all. 

 

Ingredients hand-selected by me - organic, local, gluten-free whenever possible & seasonal

(menu subject to change), spices sourced from India 

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Starts 

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Fried Papadum (lentil wafers), dipping sauces: 

 

   Classic coriander~mint chutney 

   Island dragon: carrot~papaya~mango pickle 

   Purple moon: beet~tamarind~apple

 

Farm fresh salad with edible flowers, dressings: 

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   - ginger ~ mango pickle ~ papaya 

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   - tamarind ~ coriander ~ tamari (soy sauce) 

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Entrees: 

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   Bhavana’s daal: traditional yellow mung beans with Indian spices, farm veggies, comforting~nutritious 

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   Punjabi chick peas: North Indian, with garam masala, amchur (dried mango powder), warming~hearty 

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   Curries: Bhavana's blend - coriander, cumin, turmeric, clove, black cardamom, ginger, garlic, onion

                 slow simmered~flavorful

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        Local farm veggies: seasonal ~ carrot, daikon, pumpkin, cabbage, greens, peppers

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        Chicken, lamb or beef: organic, grass-fed  

 

Additions

 

   Aromatic rice: clove, cardamom, saffron  

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   Sautéed farm veggies: local ginger, turmeric, curry leaves 

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Dessert: 

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   Halwa: a sweet semolina porridge with jaggery (raw sugar nuggets) & cardamom (saffron, nuts optional).

                Blessed & traditionally served after prayer. Taste the sweet nectar of God.

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Drinks: 

 

   Lime-ade with rose water

 

   Hibiscus-chai iced tea: cardamom, clove, cinnamon, anise, fennel, local Kauai honey + fresh squeezed orange 

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   Warm chai: chai spices slow-brewed with grass-fed cream + local Kauai honey (black tea, herbal, vegan option)