Press, Awards & REVIEWS

Asia Society series: Kids - Let's Cook! Samosas & Garden Mint Chutney

Kids - Let's Cook! Join me and my junior sous chef Jaya as we make Mint Chutney from my garden, and fun and easy Vegetable Samosas with my Spice Girl Secret! My girl told me to NEVER to make samosas without her, because it's so fun! Recipes are from my Entice with Spice cookbook, available online at AsiaStore.org and Amazon. Are you ready to make samosas with my secret?

Asia Society series: Kids - Let's Cook! Potato Pockets & Strawberry Lassi

Join cookbook author and culinary instructor, Shubhra Ramineni with her Jr. sous chef, Jaya, as they share 2 of their favorite family recipes, Potato Pockets filled with Cumin Sautéed Potatoes (toasties) and Strawberry Lassi (yogurt smoothie), from Shubhra’s book, Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking. Grab your ingredients, round up the kids and let’s start cooking!

Fox 26 Asian Connection with Don Teague

Cookbook author and culinary instructor Shubhra Ramineni talks about her award winning Indian cookbooks and how to cook Indian restaurant favorites at home on FOX 26 Asian Connection with Don Teague.

Fox 26 Morning News Asian Connection with Rita Garcia

Cookbook author and culinary instructor Shubhra Ramineni aka Spice Girl Kitchen talks about her award winning Indian cookbooks and how spices bring flavor to food and health benefits to you on FOX 26 Asian Connection with Rita Garcia.

Great Day Houston - Spice Girl Kitchen back with Deborah Duncan making Mango Lassi

Cookbook author Shubhra Ramineni is back again having fun in the kitchen with Deborah Duncan on Great Day Houston. Today they make Spiced Fruit Salad and Mango Lassi!

Great Day Houston - Samosas with Deborah Duncan

Shubhra Ramineni makes samosas (using Mexican tortllas) and mint chutney live on Great Day Houston KHOU 11 with Deborah Duncan.

BEST Book Review EVER!!

My sweet boy shared my new Entice with Spice cookbook release with a wonderful review to his class in his Zoom Pre-K meeting during “news to share” time. Sure did make my day during these Coronavirus times!

Bravo TV Family Karma: Vishal got Entice with Spice and Cooks for his Fiancé and Lopa Aunty

Vishal's mom approves this book, and now Vishal is going to learn to cook an fabulous, easy, authenthic meal from the award-winning cookbook, Entice With Spice: Easy and Quick Indian Recipes for Beginners. Richa and her mother, Lopa Aunty, will love the food, especially if he picks the Punjabi dishes to cook for them! If you can read, you can cook from this book by Shubhra Ramineni!

My Entice with Spice Cookbook ARRIVES!

Special delivery! So excited to receive the new paperback edition of Entice with Spice!

reviews for eNTICE WITH SPICE

Entice with Spice, Easy and Quick Indian Recipes for Beginners. Award winning cookbook.

Chef's Pencil

"Best 10 Indian cookbooks ever publsihed (2019)"

Publishers Weekly

"This may be the Indian cookbook that American Foodies have been waiting for."

Library Journal

"An excellent beginning Indian cookbook; highly recommended."

The Times of India

"A must-have for food enthusiasts who do not have the luxury of time. The book has diverse and generational appeal for anyone who relishes Indian food."

Jason Cammack, Culinary Coordinator at Sur la Table in Houston, TX

"Shubhra is a great cooking instructor. Her passion for Indian food and her ability to pass that on to her students is her greatest gift. She removes the mystery from Indian cooking and makes it easy, quick, and tasty."

Nick Fisher, Marketing Team Leader at Whole Foods Market in Houston, TX

"Shubhra's approach to Indian cuisine is easy, straightforward, and utterly delicious."

REVIEWS FOR HEALTHY iNDIAN VEGETARIAN COOKING

Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking, Easy Recipes for the Hurry Home Cook. Foreword by Monica Pope.

Vicky Ratnani, Chef, Author and TV Host

"Shubhra has taken the veggie fare to another level. Healthy delicious, fun, easy, and sexy."

Jaden Hair, author of Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Favorites and SteamKitchen.com

"What I like best about Shubhra's new book is how she understands the dilemma and stress that comes with being a mother who wants to feed her family a healthy meal that will also taste great. Whether you're a vegetarian, a vegan, or just want to heave healthier dinner choices, you'll find a wealth of delicious recipes in Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cooking."

Nick Fisher, Marketing Team Leader at Whole Foods Market in Houston, TX

"Shubhra's simple approach to great flavors, paired with her passion for locally grown ingredients, makes her cookbook a "must have" for everyone's kitchen."

Tyler Horne, Market Manager at Urban Harvest

"I've really enjoyed reading and cooking recipes out of Entice with Spice over the past year. Shubhra made the cuisine very approachable and gave me lots of ideas on how to prepare the bounty of produce we have available at our Farmers Markets."

Sarah Augustine, Director, The Rice Epicurean Cooking School

"Shubhra makes Indian cuisine accessible to the home cook in Entice with Spice and has made vegetarian dishes exciting and easy in her latest book. A delightful instructor and avid locavore, she skillfully marries exotic flavors with easy-to-follow preparation."