Indian Vegetarian Cooking
From An American Kitchen
About Vasantha Prasad:
Vasantha Prasad was born in Bangalore, India, and developed a passion for vegetarian
cooking in her late teens. Living in a country renowned for its exotic spices and
wide variety of vegetables, not to mention age-
She received a B.A. in economics, political science, and sociology. She has been
happily married for thirty years to Balasa Prasad, a physician, and has one daughter,
Bindu. She works as a full-
When she came to the United States in 1972, she was surprised to see that there were so few vegetarians. Since then she has had a dream of writing a cookbook with recipes that skillfully blend the enticing flavors of the East with the quick and practical methods of the West. This is her first cookbook.
