When I stopped eating meat, I fell in love with East Indian food - there's so much selection, and they use the most beautiful spices.
I eat only simple Indian home food - sabzi, roti, dal, chawal, ghee. There are so many benefits of having ghee. My grandmother is 84 and she is still fit and looks beautiful.
Indian spices can find a place in any cuisine. It's just a matter of opening your mind and palate to new flavors.
One Indian-inspired favourite of mine is mashed potato mixed with lemon juice, breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli, shaped into patties, fried and served with chutney and yoghurt.
Indian food has crossed boundaries but we have not been able to tell the world that it is best enjoyed with hands.
I have heard a lot about Delhi's food but never got a chance to try the street food here. The only food in Delhi I have had is in the hotels I have stayed in and it is always amazing.
In India, people love turmeric. They make turmeric milk, and sometimes I mix it with some cream or yogurt and turn it into a scrub. You'd be amazed at what it can take off your skin.
I'm encouraged because you pick up any food magazine and there's two or three recipes involving Indian spices.
