I’m a published writer, librarian, mum, home cook and the woman behind Roti & Roots.
For many years, like so many mums, life was about taking care of everyone and everything — raising a family, working full-time, managing a home and building a life away from the country where I grew up. Somewhere between all those responsibilities, I often placed myself at the bottom of the list.
Over time, my own experiences taught me something important: caring for ourselves is not something we should leave until we have time. It needs to become part of everyday life.
That realisation changed what Roti & Roots means to me.
Yes, food is still at the heart of this space. I love sharing healthy, nourishing Indian recipes that work for real families and busy lives. But this space is also about everything that happens around the kitchen table and beyond it — motherhood, mindful living, self-care, working-mum life, menopause, identity and finding our way back to ourselves.
I share my own menopause journey, the lessons I’m learning about caring for my body and mind, and simple tips and routines that have helped me create more balance in everyday life. I also share the realities of being a full-time working mum; the things that make life easier, the things I wish I had understood earlier, and the reminder that we matter too.
I don’t have a perfect life or all the answers. I’m simply sharing a journey I’m living myself. My hope is that another woman reading these pages might feel understood, find something useful, or simply be reminded to make a little space for herself too.
Roti represents home. Roots represent where we come from and where we continue to grow.
Roti & Roots brings those pieces together: nourishing food, our stories, our wellbeing and the roots that keep us grounded as life continues to change.
Thank you for being here. We don’t have to figure it all out alone; we can learn, nourish ourselves and grow together.
With warmth,
Sukhpreet