<div>Chef Meena is a&nbsp;professionally trained chef who took her love for Cooking to the next level&nbsp;thanks to a great education and mentoring from the chefs at Hudson County's College Of Culinary Arts in Jersey City.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>She grew up while watching her mom &amp; grandmother cook authentic South Indian dishes from her homeland Kerala. This passion drove her to experiment with cooking her cultures dishes, but to also incorporate the cultures of food that we all know &amp; love!&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Chef Meena's dishes are influenced by a mix of traditional Indian, french and American cuisines. She has ideas and dishes with no boundaries, and flavors for your palette made with the professionalism of a true chef, but also with the heart of a Home Cook.</div>
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Basmati is gluten-free and low in fat. It contains all eight essential amino acids, folic acid, and is very low in sodium and has no cholesterol. Basmati has a low to medium glycemic index, meaning that energy is released at a slower, steadier rate leading to a more balanced level of energy.

Basmati Rice

Some of the most impressive health benefits of bay leaves include their ability to detoxify the body, slow the aging process, speed wound healing, protect the body from bacterial infections, manage diabetes, improve heart health, reduce inflammation, alleviate respiratory issues, optimize digestion, and prevent certain types of cancer.

Bay Leaves

The black bean's fiber, potassium, folate, vitamin B6, and phytonutrient content, coupled with its lack of cholesterol, all support heart health. The fiber in black beans helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decrease the risk of heart disease.

Black Beans

Dairy products, like cheddar cheese, provide you with essential nutrients, including protein, calcium, vitamin D and potassium. Getting sufficient amounts of these nutrients helps lower your risk for such health conditions as osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.

Cheddar Cheese

Chipotles are dried, smoked jalapeños. Adobo is a tangy, slightly sweet red sauce. Put them together in a can and they become a versatile pantry staple. You can use just the chipotles for intense smoky chile heat or just the sauce if you want a sour-sweet flavor and a slightly less fiery smoky heat.

Chipotle In Adobo

Chipotle peppers are a type of smoke-dried jalapeno that has a wide variety of health benefits, including an ability to prevent certain types of cancer, reduce blood pressure, help manage diabetes, protect against heart disease, aid in weight loss, clear up various respiratory conditions, and defend against intestinal

Chipotle Peppers

Health benefits of cilantro leaves (coriander) Cilantro herb is very low in calories and contains no cholesterol. However, its deep-green leaves possess good amounts of antioxidants, essential oils, vitamins, and dietary fiber, which may help reduce LDL or "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood.

Cilantro

Being a good source of antioxidant carotenoids, such as lutein and zeaxanthin, yellow (or colored) corn may promote eye health. It is also a rich source of many vitamins and minerals. For this reason, moderate consumption of whole-grain corn, such as popcorn or sweet corn, may well fit into a healthy diet.

Corn

Cultured Pasteurized Light Cream

The health benefits of cumin include its ability to aid in digestion, improve immunity and treat piles, insomnia, respiratory disorders, asthma, bronchitis, common cold, lactation, anemia, skin disorders, boils and cancer.

Cumin

Vinegar is made by fermenting anything that naturally contains sugar. In the case of distilled white vinegar, it is often made from corn and apples. Like other vinegars, white vinegar contains few calories but packs a lot of flavor. Its acetic acid content may help lower cholesterol levels as well.

Distilled Vinegar

Enzymes

Known for its unique aroma and its strong, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens with its cooking, garlic is one of the most popular ingredients in all cuisines. Some studies have shown that it has antibacterial and potential anticancer properties. Other investigations state that it may also help regulate blood pressure and make blood thinner, thus protecting the heart. So go ahead and spice up your life with garlic!

Garlic

In meatballs, hamburgers or tacos, ground beef has become a key ingredient in the American cuisine. Ground beef is full of high-quality proteins (20grams per 100g serving) to help your body maintain most of its functions. It also provides a bunch of iron to maintain you strong and without anemia. Thus, it has several B-complex vitamins, such as niacin and B12, and other vital minerals such as phosphorus, selenium and Zinc. This last one is fundamental for the good health of your immune system, cell growth and for modulating the action of insulin.

Ground Beef

Iodized salt is salt that contains small amounts of sodium iodide or potassium iodide.

Iodized Salt

With very low calories and no sodium, it adds much flavor to your food! Jalapenos are a great source of vitamin C and vitamin A, both a great aid to the immune system. Capsaicin is the pungent component that makes jalapenos so characteristic. It offers several benefits such as helping cope with chronic painful syndromes while used topically and its constant consumption may help avoid heart attack and strokes. They also have phenols and flavonoids, pigments with potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-cancer properties.

Jalapeno

Kidney beans are an excellent source of molybdenum. They are a very good source of folate, dietary fiber and copper. Kidney beans are a good source of manganese, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B1, iron, potassium and magnesium.

Kidney Beans

Nonfat Milk

Red onions also contain plenty of vitamins and minerals, including folate, thiamine, calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese and vitamins C, K and B-6. Consuming foods with a variety of nutrients helps keep the body healthy on a day-to-day basis and may help prevent chronic disease.

Onions

Possible health benefits of Oregano. The herb is used to treat respiratory tract disorders, gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, menstrual cramps, and urinary tract disorders. ... Oregano contains: fiber, iron, manganese, vitamin E, iron, calcium, omega fatty acids, manganese, and typtophan.

Oregano

Paprika is a spice in the Capsicum family that doesn't just flavor your food, it provides a variety of nutrients from even a small amount. ... Not to mention the sweet, smoky flavor you'll get to enjoy. The anti-inflammatory properties of capsaicin are one of its strongest characteristics.

Paprika

Tomatoes are also a good source of potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, and copper. Tomatoes also have dietary fiber and protein, as well as a number of organic compounds like lycopene that also contribute to the overall health benefits that tomatoes can confer to our health!

Plum Tomatoes

Red Pepper Powder

Derived from the nutrient-rich seed, the aromatic sesame oil is famous in Asia for enhancing their meal´s with flavor and also greatly used in Ayurvedic medicine. The most significant nutrient it provides is vitamin K, essential for blood clotting and for the maintenance strong bones (aids mineralization). In addition, it has a natural antioxidant, sesamol, and the essential omega-6 fatty acids which help in brain functions and metabolism´s regulation.

Sesame Oil

Use regular sour cream sparingly because of its saturated fat and high calories. When you use full-fat sour cream, measure your serving with a measuring spoon to avoid adding more calories to your food than you intend. Reduced-fat sour cream has fewer calories and less fat, while fat-free sour cream has the fewest calories, at 11 calories per 1 tbsp. and no fat. Use fat-free sour cream in dishes, or substitute healthier, high-protein Greek yogurt for sour cream with baked potatoes, in baked casseroles and as Mexican dish topping.

Sour Cream

Red onions, also known as Spanish onions, contain plenty of healthy essential nutrients as well as phytochemicals that provide long-term health benefits. Including red onions in your daily diet may help reduce your risk of chronic disease.

Spanish Onions

It has similar nutritional value to fresh tomatoes, since it's simply the essence of tomatoes in concentrated form. Just a tablespoon of tomato paste is a good source of antioxidants and has 3 to 6 percent of your recommended daily value of iron, potassium and B vitamins.

Tomato Puree

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