Tasting India - Christine Manfield new hardcover cookbook

TASTING INDIA

by CHRISTINE MANFIELD

To see other International cookbooks click here

New large hardcover book. 468 pages with beautiful colour photography by Anson Smart, published 2011.

This is my story of India, a story gathered across many visits, connecting with people in various walks of life. The recipes I've collected along the way reflect the stories of countless mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sons of daughters, brothers, sisters and aunts, as told to me during my travels.

Journey through India with Christine Manfield, tracing the food, spices and culture of this amazing country. Cook your way through more than 250 recipes for traditional and contemporary Indian dishes and plan your travels using the extensive directory of recommended places to stay, eat and shop.

Contents include

Introduction

• Kolkata & Darjeeling - Scholars, Tigers & Tea
• The Indian Himalayas - Mountain Villages, Trekking & Temples
• Delhi, Agra & Lucknow - Mughals, Mosques & Fallen Empires
• Varanasi - Pilgrims, Ghats & the Holy River
• Rajasthan - Deserts, Palaces & Warriors
• Tamil Nadu - Temples, Vegetables & Silks
• Kerala - Backwaters, Coconuts & Ayurveda
• Karnataka - Sandalwood, Coffee & Market Gardens
• Goa - Beaches, Vindaloo & Cashews
• Mumbai - Bollywood, Bazaars & Billionaires
• Ingredients & Equipment
• Directory
• Bibliography, acknowledgements & index

Tasting India is an Australian publication. All recipes are in metric and metric cup & spoon measurements

About the author

Christine Manfield is one of Australia's most celebrated chefs - a perfectionist inspired by strong flavours, and a writer whose other successful books, Spice, Stir, Christine Manfield Originals and Christine Manfield Desserts, have spiced up the lives of keen cooks everywhere.

Her professional culinary life started in the mid-1980s and has culminated to date in three ground-breaking restaurants - Paramount in Sydney from 1993 to 2000, East@West in London from 2003 to early 2005, and now back in Sydney with Universal Restaurant, which opened its doors in August 2007.

An inveterate traveller, Christine continues to broaden her global food interests, working alongside respected chefs around the world and hosting gastronomic tours to exotic destinations including Morocco, India, Spain and Turkey.

To see other cookbooks by Celebrity Chefs and Favourite Cooks, please click here

Tasting India by Christine Manfield