Aarti Sequeira

Chef

1978-08-19

Aarti Lucica Sequeira is an Indian-American cook and television personality, best known as the winner of the sixth season of Food Network's reality television show, The Next Food Network Star. In 2010, after her victory, her show Aarti Party premiered on the network

Quotes by Aarti Sequeira

I simplify the spices. I'm the same way as everybody else: if I look at a recipe and there's ten spices in it, I'm going to have to think long and hard about when I'm going to be able to make that... so I try to simplify the spices to three or four.
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I'm encouraged because you pick up any food magazine and there's two or three recipes involving Indian spices.
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I think there is a real misconception about Indian food being super spicy. And I know that's because when you go into an Indian restaurant, it is pretty spicy. But it doesn't have to be. In fact, my husband can't handle a lot of heat. I've had to temper my cooking so that he can eat with me.
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I'm more comfortable weaving Indian flavors into American classics.
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