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A journey from old traditions to up to date Indian cooking with deliciously simple and gut-healing recipes that leave you feeling fulfilledmoderately than full.
Upon learning that rice and bread were the culprits for her husband’s Type 2 diabetes, Deepa Thomas deconstructed and reinvented her native Indian cuisine. Deepa made anew seventy slow carb recipes, incorporating time-saving Western cooking techniques, breaking-news research on gut health and weight loss, and Ayurvedic wisdoms (“When diet is right, medicine is of no need; and when diet is flawed, medicine is of no use.”). After six months of cooking and eating “New Indian,” Deepa lost twenty pounds and freed her husband from a ten-year routine of insulin shots.
Part cookbook and memoir, Deepa’s Secrets introduces breakthrough slow carb and gut-healing recipes that are simple and nutrient-packed, without sacrificing its wealthy South Asian flavors. On a mission to demystify and make healthy an exotic” cuisine, Deepa shares shortcuts and techniques so that it will make “New Indian” on a regular basis fare. Bold and intimate, Deepa’s Secrets will unquestionably change your cooking, and rather most likely your life, featuring East-to-West recipes such as:
Ralph’s Garlicky Spinach a la Dal
Ammachi’s Claypot Fish Molee
General Joseph’s Five-Star Chicken Batons
New Indian Cacciatore
Masala Omelet
The writer is donating her royalties to FoodCorps, a nonprofit that connects children to healthy food in American schools.