This tangy chutney can be used as a dip or stir-in sauce for numerous snacks. You can have it with bread on a salad sandwich or you can have on your plate with your favorite curry.

Spinach and CurdYou can choose to puree the spinach or just roughly chop it, or just wash it and throw it right in. The less chopping the more textured the spinach will be.

Potato and Cauliflower in Poppy Seed SauceA quick but tasty dish, lovley with some bread to eat it with.

Okra FrittersOkra is also known as lady's finger, bhindi and gumbo. Okra is widely used in a thick stew made with vegetables. It is also sauteed or added to gravy-based preparations.

Koftas (Vegetable Balls in Sauce) These spicy dumplings are made of pea flour with mashed potato and peas. I love them. They come with rich sauce and you can have them with rice or with bread.

Chayote Squash and PistachiosPistachios and squash go really well together. This is another great warming dish. Hearty and filling and easy to make.

Carrot Sambar SoupThis is a thick lentil soup, you can dip things in ot too, or you can have it with rice and vegetables.

Apricot - Saffron RiceApricots give that rich fruity flavour to any dish. It really makes a fresh difference to rice and can be eaten with any curry or vegetable dish.

Sugar CookiesWhenever you make these cookies for someone, be sure to bring along several copies of the recipe because you will be asked how you did it. The great thing is you can cut out the cookies into shapes like a conch or a fan, or some other festive shape.

RasagullaRasgullas originated in the state of Orissa, India, where it has been a traditional sweet dish for centuries. Rasgullas are known as Orissa's Gift to the world and have become Indias national sweet. One tast and you will know why.