A healthier, more balancing alternative to potato pancakes. Although they’re great any time of year, Divya prefers them in the colder months.

Taro root serves a number of essential functions in Ayurvedic cooking. Not only is it a potato substitute and egg replacer, it’s also highly medicinal and detoxifying.

An unsung hero among root vegetables, celery root is revered by Ayurveda for its healing properties, metabolic effect and complex, earthy flavor.

This aromatic dish, featuring kali jeera rice (baby basmati), is light, cooling and richly flavored. It’s an ideal recipe for traveling or a quick meal.

In this article, Divya demystifies the Ayurvedic concept of doshas. She explains that doshas help us understand our unique constitution, our present health imbalances and the foods we need to restore balance.

What is your concept of a healthy cake? Is there such a thing? Divya says there is! This recipe from her cookbook Joy of Balance is Divya’s version of a sugar-free, dairy-free, wholesome pastry. Once you taste it, you might want another piece… or two.