I understand kale can be hard to love, and I also believe that healthy eating does not have to taste bland or bad.

For me, winter is synonymous with gajar ka halwa, an Indian confection made of grated carrots cooked in slowly simmering milk.

This clear soup made with white winter radish is quite an unheard story in the culinary scene of Odisha unlike the other more famous ones.

There's no load of cream or butter in this dish. Some healthy yogurt (plant based if vegan), a few slices of cashews and lots of veggies!

Fresh peas ground to a coarse paste and sautéed in cumin, ginger and tomatoes, soft boiled potatoes with lentil dumplings dunked in a stew!

I learnt to make this rice first from my sister, a pulao that's full of flavours, looks so green and smells umami!

This dish is my way of making a rustic charred cauliflower that is tender yet holds its shape.

My earliest memories of food are associated with a bowl of hot yellow dal. A well-tempered dal is a meal in itself, and a joy ride of taste.

Ram Rochak Tarkari — potatoes and eggplants cooked in earthy and fragrant spices to form a thin gravy, topped with mung bean dumplings.