Experience My Healing Indian Cuisine with Local Island Ingredients
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
Starts
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:
- ginger ~ mango pickle ~ papaya
- tamarind ~ coriander ~ tamari (soy sauce)
Entrees:
Bhavana’s daal: traditional yellow mung beans with Indian spices, farm veggies, comforting~nutritious
Punjabi chick peas: North Indian, with garam masala, amchur (dried mango powder), warming~hearty
Curries: Bhavana's blend - coriander, cumin, turmeric, clove, black cardamom, ginger, garlic, onion
slow simmered~flavorful
Local farm veggies: seasonal ~ carrot, daikon, pumpkin, cabbage, greens, peppers
Chicken, lamb or beef: organic, grass-fed
Additions
Aromatic rice: clove, cardamom, saffron
Sautéed farm veggies: local ginger, turmeric, curry leaves
Dessert:
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.
Drinks:
Lime-ade with rose water
Hibiscus-chai iced tea: cardamom, clove, cinnamon, anise, fennel, local Kauai honey + fresh squeezed orange
Warm chai: chai spices slow-brewed with grass-fed cream + local Kauai honey (black tea, herbal, vegan option)
“Bhavana's cooking classes are homey and delicious. Beginners won't feel intimidated. I loved learning more about Indian spices, where to source and get more comfortable using them. It's more like a friend and family gathering. She's a lovely host and teacher.” - Wilkie, Kauai, Hawaii