The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook
Award winning cookbook author Mridula Baljekar releases her latest book, The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook. It is a compilation of wonderful recipes exploring well-known as well as unknown territories of India. Stunning photographs throughout the book bring each region of this vast country to life making it totally enticing. The introduction shows how regional foods are influenced by various internal and external factors such as the legacy left behind by foreign invaders, geography, climate, religion and local traditions. It takes you through to the mountainous north east of India, so far unexplored, and stunningly beautiful. As well as rice, the area is rich in tea and turmeric and thrives on simple local produce. By contrast, the book takes the reader south to the palm-fringed coastal areas of India where centuries old influences from Arabia, China, Portugal and Britain shaped its fabulous cuisine. Indian food truly matches the varied condit...