Home for Dinner
healthful indian flavors with alamelu

Alamelu make sure everyone is "home for dinner" when she makes fish in ginger garlic sauce, broccoli with red onion and ginger, and coconut rice. All of these recipes are gluten-free.

Duration: 25 minutes and 32 seconds

Episode Number: 309

About Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu:

HEALTHFUL INDIAN FLAVORS WITH ALAMELU is hosted by Milwaukee area resident, culinary educator, and three-time cookbook co-author Alamelu Vairavan.

A native of the Chettinad region of South India, Alamelu has lived most of her adult life in the United States.

Over the years, she developed a deep interest in promoting the use of spices, legumes, and Indian cooking techniques into healthy food preparation that would appeal to Americans.

She has been teaching for over 20 years about the health benefits of spices turmeric, cumin, ginger, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, coconut power, urad dal, cardamom, curry powder, and other ingredients in her recipes including, broccoli, legumes, beans, rice, and Brussels sprouts.


Future Broadcast times for "Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu": (show all)

Fri, May 1 9:00 A.M. Hearty Meal     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 1 12:00 P.M. Hearty Meal     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 1 4:00 P.M. Hearty Meal     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, May 2 3:00 A.M. Hearty Meal     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 3 1:00 A.M. Hearty Meal     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 8 9:00 A.M. Power of the Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 8 12:00 P.M. Power of the Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 8 4:00 P.M. Power of the Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, May 9 3:00 A.M. Power of the Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 10 1:00 A.M. Power of the Plate     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 15 9:00 A.M. Glorious Vegetables     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 15 12:00 P.M. Glorious Vegetables     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 15 4:00 P.M. Glorious Vegetables     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, May 16 3:00 A.M. Glorious Vegetables     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 17 1:00 A.M. Glorious Vegetables     NH Create (11.4)
Fri, May 22 9:00 A.M. Joy of Cooking     NH Create (11.4)


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