For optimal health, go Indian! In this definitive guide to Indian eating for well-being, acclaimed food writer Monisha Bharadwaj provides more than 100 easy-to-prepare recipes that dispel the myths (high in fat, complicated, time-consuming) about the cuisine. She lays out the Ayurvedic principles underlying Indian cooking, explaining how to choose and combine ingredients, and the best method of preparing them. In accordance with Ayurvedic belief that a food's color indicates its health values, the dishes appear on color-coded pages reflecting the properties of their key ingredients. Both a guide to the Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle, and a cookbook to help you return to a state of harmonious balance, Healthy Indian Cooking also features a foreword by a leading Ayurvedic doctor.About the Author: Monisha Bharadwaj is a nutritionist and home economist who has worked as a consultant for the Times of India newspaper group. The author of the much-acclaimed The Indian Kitchen (Kyle Cathie), a compendium of Indian ingredients, Monisha has also written for a variety of publications, including the Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Telegraph, Elle, and She magazine.