Alamelu Vairavan is the host of “Healthful Indian flavors with Alamelu,” produced by Milwaukee Public Television and syndicated nationally on PBS Create. She has been teaching for over 20 years about the health benefits of spices, such as turmeric, cumin, ginger, fenugreek, and asafoetida, and inspiring good eating habits through Indian cooking techniques. Alamelu is author of Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu and co-author of Healthy South Indian Cooking, both published by Hippocrene Books. She resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“Nearly 50 years after she moved to Wisconsin with her husband in 1971, [Alamelu has] built a nationwide audience for her recipes and approach in the kitchen. . . . Now, she’s published her seventh cookbook, Vegetarian Flavors with Alamelu: Wholesome, Indian Inspired, Plant-Based Recipes . . . Vairavan has cooked dinner at the James Beard House in New York, but most of all she loves hearing from home cooks and helping them to add vegetables to their meals. ”-- Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Alamelu Vairavan is the host of “Healthful Indian flavors with Alamelu,” produced by Milwaukee Public Television and syndicated nationally on PBS Create. She has been teaching for over 20 years about the health benefits of spices, such as turmeric, cumin, ginger, fenugreek, and asafoetida, and inspiring good eating habits through Indian cooking techniques. Alamelu is author of Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu and co-author of Healthy South Indian Cooking, both published by Hippocrene Books. She resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“Nearly 50 years after she moved to Wisconsin with her husband in 1971, [Alamelu has] built a nationwide audience for her recipes and approach in the kitchen. . . . Now, she’s published her seventh cookbook, Vegetarian Flavors with Alamelu: Wholesome, Indian Inspired, Plant-Based Recipes . . . Vairavan has cooked dinner at the James Beard House in New York, but most of all she loves hearing from home cooks and helping them to add vegetables to their meals. ”-- Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel