A Taste of Home

TINA THAKRAR SPEAKS TO SINDHI HOME CHEF SHALINI KHANNA OF LOVE PER PLATE ABOUT FINDING FULFILMENT IN SERVING SIMPLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD.

- TINA THAKRAR

Shalini Khanna has found her happy place. After dabbling in different careers and experiencing life’s many facets, she has found comfort in her home kitchen, with her kids around her, as doles out spoonfuls of ‘Love Per Plate’ - the namesake home cooking business she runs in Mumbai, which specializes in lipsmacking, healthy, everyday Indian food and authentic Sindhi dishes.

At Love Per Plate, Shalini dishes out simple and balanced meals for lunches and dinners, made with fresh, seasonal ingredients she sources herself from early morning visits to her local vegetable market ("It's possibly my favourite place in the world!"). Low on oil and spices but high on flavour, the food she sends out to her customers is inevitably her family's meal for the day, without the fuss but with all the flourishes, and a variety of tastes and textures that make eating even the simplest meals feel like a hearty affair.