Saffron Soul: Healthy Vegetarian Heritage Recipes from India

**Mira Manek's celebrates her family's heritage and traditions in this delicious and enchanting take on Gujurati Indian food, rich with beautiful dishes and reminiscences of Manek's family roots.** Indian food is an internationally popular cuisine, yet, unfairly, it is often considered to be heavy, rich and indulgent. With more people than ever before turning to **healthy home cooking** there has never been a better time for a **fresh and lighter take** on Indian food - one that Mira is creating with her **vibrant and healthy cooking style.** Inspired by her mother and grandmother's cooking, Mira Manek's style of food is a **modern interpretation of the Indian classics**, creating utterly delicious and naturally healthy dishes. Whether you want to cook a Saffron & Lime Chia Pot, an Indian Summer Salad, a Thali, a Masala Almond Milk or a Mango Shrikhand Cheesecake, *Saffron Soul* combines the best of the **core elements of Indian cooking** with **original health-promoting twists.** As well as offering the **best and most naturally healthy Gujarati recipes**, Mira also recreates some perennial favourites, replacing traditionally used grains and sugar with more **nutritious ingredients** such as millet, chia and jaggery, and **cutting down on oils and fats**, to make her dishes even healthier. hether cooking a filling spicy curry, a soulful brunch, a nutritious light meal or a luscious dessert, **Mira's dishes vibrantly burst with colour** and a **richness of flavour and spice, each fit for a feast.**