Tamilnadu vegetable and lentil stew with cucumber raita

Ananda Spa in the Himalayas was one of the first luxury Ayurvedic spas. Years ago I was lucky enough to experience a yoga nidra (conscious sleep meditation) with one of their teachers in London and I’ve been in contact with their managers ever since. Recently, I met up with senior vice president Mahesh Natarajan on his last day of a whirlwind tour of Europe. As is the Filipino way (or maybe just my way!) I asked him what he missed from home. You could see his imagination stir and the excite