TIMELESS AYURVEDA CUISINE
BY CHEF SANJAI
When food is right, medicine is rarely needed.
When food is wrong, medicine struggles to help.
Chef Sanjai’s cooking begins here: with the Ayurvedic understanding that food is not only flavor, but daily healing.
ABOUT CHEF SANJAI
Chef Sanjai has spent nearly 25 years in the world of Ayurveda, food, and wellness. For the last 18 years, he has taught Ayurvedic cuisine at Vedika Global, the Ayurveda and Vedanta nonprofit he co-founded with his life partner, Acharya Shunya, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
There, he curated and taught more than 200 healing recipes rooted in classical Ayurveda, seasonal wisdom, and traditional Indian cooking. Today, Chef Sanjai offers Ayurvedic cooking classes, hosted meals, private food sessions, and online or onsite workshops for individuals, families, and organizations seeking food that is healthy, soulful, and deeply delicious.
Cook, Learn, and Eat with Chef Sanjai
Step into Chef Sanjai’s kitchen for personalized Ayurvedic cooking guidance rooted in seasonal wisdom, traditional Awadhi flavors, and the healing intelligence of food.
Whether you wish to improve digestion, cook more sattvic meals, understand spices, plan seasonal menus, or simply bring more nourishment into your home, Chef Sanjai personally responds to each inquiry.
CHEF SANJAI HEIRLOOM CREATIONS
From Chef Sanjai’s Students
Peter Wasowski
Chef Sanjai brings back the long forgotten art of true enjoyment of food cooked and eaten in the right way, according to the Ayurveda's ancient wisdom. Partaking in his culinary creations is deeply nourishing for my mind, body and soul.
Ozlem Tokman
I was introduced to Chef Sanjai’s cooking as part of the Alchemy Through Ayurveda Program. As I was deepening my knowledge on the building blocks of Ayurveda... Read more
Gautam Mulchandani
I feel blessed to have met Chef Sanjai, in 2017. My mother and myself, met him during an incredible Turmeric cooking class and we kept coming back for more!...
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Suzanne Saucy
When I began an introductory study of Ayurveda with Acharya Shunya and Chef Sanjai in 2010, I had no idea that I would go on to study for several more years...
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Ishani Lauren Naidu
When I first met and learnt Ayurveda cooking from Chef Sanjai it was a revelation to me to eat meals that tasted so good, soothed my senses...
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Lakshmi Tracy Cunnigham
I was first introduced to Chef Sanjai’s delicious Ayurvedic creations while a student of Vedika Global. For the last nine years I've... Read more
Aparna Amy Lewis
Chef Sanjai has a unique ability to share his vast knowledge of ayurvedic cooking through delicious and perfectly digestible meals. But its his love for... Read more
Mara Cummings
Chef Sanjai’s teachings have completely transformed my view of cooking and therefore my life. He taught me to see cooking as a daily spiritual practice... Read more