Alchemy of Ayurvedic Cookery" guides you through the ancient traditions of Ayurvedic wisdom to teach you how to use a plant-based diet, complex layering of spices, and healthy adaptations of cuisines from all over the world to cook healthy, nutritious, Ayurvedically balanced food that nourish, your body, mind and soul. It offers practical solutions for modern day cook by replacing time-constrained traditional practices with skillful use of choppers, blenders, soaking, and short cuts that do not sacrifice freshness, health, nutrition and taste. Shazia takes you step-by-step through stocking up a healthy pantry, starting with basic spices that you can find at any health foods store, and using local and seasonal produce. Shazia also unveils mystery out of traditional Indian cooking and Ayurvedic unfamiliarity. Each recipe includes an Ayurvedic key that presents the dish's effects on each dosha, health impacts, and seasonal suitability.