India

“India Cookbook, above all, is an inspiration and a testament to the glory of Indian cooking in all its incarnations. It’s a call to the kitchen.”–Saveur ‘Indian food will be in vogue in the coming weeks … India Cookbook […] is definitely one worth pre-ordering … [a] labour of love that includes more than 1,000 recipes.’ Marie-Claire Digby, Irish Times, 28 August 2010 ‘You’ll never need a takeaway again.’ Lisa Markwell, The Independent on Sunday, 3 October 2010 ‘We’ve had the low-fat and the low-carb English varieties of Indian cuisine - now listen to the man who knows [ - ] Pushpesh Pant. - This is not just a collection of standard dopiazas and rogans - in his book India: The Cookbook, Pant explores the different regions of his country in great detail, bringing us a definitive guide to this incredible groumet destination.’ Matchbox, October 2010 ‘As a nation, we are obsessed with Indian food - its bold colour and sultry spices - so this comprehensive tome that has taken over 20 years to compile is a must for British kitchens. As well as recipes [ - ] it delves into the history and culture of a cuisine that never fails to intrigue us.’ Country & Town House, November 2010

Pushpesh Pant was born in Nainital, northern India, and is now a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. A regular recipe columnist and author of many cookbooks in India, he has spent two decades collecting authentic family recipes from all over the subcontinent, which have been carefully edited, tested and collated to produce a remarkable collection documenting the rich diversity of Indian cuisine.