**As seen on MPTV!** This cookbook contains the recipes featured on the first three seasons of Alamelu Vairavan''s popular MPTV/PBS cooking series "Healthful Indian Flavors with Alamelu," along with favorites from her previously-published cookbooks, Healthy South Indian Cooking and Indian-Inspired Gluten Free Cooking. Longtime fans and Indian cooking novices alike will enjoy this collection of more than 120 easy-to-follow, flavorful recipes--each with a color photo. With a focus on vegetables and protein-rich legumes, the recipes include soups, curry sauces, crunchy salads, and a host of vegetarian specialties that are not only low-calorie and low-fat, but packed with nutrients, fiber and flavor. Each recipe is written in a step-by-step format that makes it easy for readers to create authentic Indian dishes at home.