A recipe from Chef Vikas Khanna that takes an already splendid grain and ramps up the flavor with garlic, cumin, garam masala, a bay leaf, onions, and peas.

A recipe for panisses, delicious chickpea fries. Made with water, oil, salt, and chickpea flour.

A flavorful spin on some old favorites: creamy potatoes and crisp green beans stir-fried with tomatoes, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, chile peppers, and mint for a delicious side dish.

Risotto isn't hard to make, and you don't have to make it for a crowd. Here’s an easy cheesy Risotto for One Recipe with mushrooms, zucchini and peas.

A simple and tasty vegan option: zucchini flavored with chaat masala and mixed with earthy brown lentils. A plant-based meal that satisfies.

An infusion of hibiscus flowers, mint and honey or sugar creates a refreshing drink. Also know as Hibiscus Water, Bissap, or Hibiscus Tea. Recipe by Pierre Thiam.

An inviting stew featuring kidney beans with a fragrant, flavorful blend of red onions, fresh thyme, ginger, garlic, chile peppers, plum tomatoes, ground coriander, cumin seeds and ground cumin, turmeric, and garam masala.

Crustless New York Cheesecake Recipe made with cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, and a hint of lemon.

Egg Noodles and Cabbage from Toni Lydecker's book "Serves One" offers a fast fresh meal for one with no leftovers.

From Mayada Anjari’s book (with Jennifer Sit) “The Bread and Salt Between Us.” Chicken pieces in a quick marinade of vinegar, tomato paste, garlic, cumin, and cayenne and roasted on a bed of potatoes.

A delicately flavorful coffee cake recipe with an orange-cinnamon-pecan crumb topping.

A quick dish of pasta mixed with garlicky broccoli and seasoned with crushed red pepper and a liberal dose of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

If you bake it, they will come. Classic carrot cake recipe from “Jim Fobel’s Old-Fashioned Baking Book” with a creamy, not-too-sugary cream cheese frosting.

Garlicky green beans stewed with tomatoes and seasoned with cayenne pepper.

An aromatic dal made of yellow lentils, turmeric, cumin seeds, fresh ginger, chile pepper, garlic, onion, and cilantro delivers on flavor with a creamy texture but no dairy.

An easy-to-make, easy-to-serve recipe that works as a side dish, and can serve as a topping for grilled meat or fish. It’s also a tasty dip for chips.

Try this fast and flawless Blueberry Muffin Recipe and have tasty muffins baked, cooled, and on the table in about 40 minutes.

An elegant and flavorful blend of peas, shallots mixed with a roux and water or vegetable stock.

Spicy Fried Chicken Recipe from Chef Pierre Thiam that uses a dry rub of flour, ground ginger, onion, and garlic powder, and cayenne. Inspired by the the West African street food , Kelewele (fried seasoned plantains).

It may not be the trendiest of veggies, but it’s nutritious, versatile, and easy to cook—cabbage gets the job done. In this easy recipe from Vikas Khanna, the texture of the cooked cabbage, the flavor from the spice blend, and the unexpected burst from the green peas all work together.