Originally published by Penquin Books India, this is the indispensable, definitive work on the subject of tandoori cooking. This exciting new edition has been fully edited for easy use by Western cooks who want to bring the subtle grilled flavours of Indian barbecue to their own tables. With 70 delicious recipes, each prefaced by a background on its history and provenance, as well as some generous samplings from various ancient cooking sutras, this book includes virtually every classic meat dish, vegetarian options, bread and accompaniments and 250 colour photos.

This book is the epitome of knowledge on tandoor and cookery, a guide to both students and professionals in the food & catering industry around the globe. This book contains a vast chronicle of tandoor and innovative recipes – a product of years of meticulous research and rigorous field testing. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the tandoor, the fundaments of the tandoor, the history of tandoor, tandoor and Indian food culture, safety procedures, do’s and don’ts, world-famous tandoor dishes and many more.

Kundan Lal Gujral was an innovator in Indian cuisine, and his Moti Mahal restaurant became a legend in its own lifetime. This title showcases a range of recipes, some inherited and some a result of experimentation by the author.

‘It wasn’t uncommon in my childhood for roti to be off the menu, because the rolling pin was broken again.’ Ernest van der Kwast’s childhood is peopled by an array of colourful characters: from his strait-laced Dutch father, to Bollywood star Uncle Sharma, and talented heptathlete Aunt Jasleen. But it is his overbearing yet loving Indian mother who is at the centre of this big-hearted, hilarious family saga. Veena van der Kwast is a woman with an iron will, hilarious directness, and a talent for haggling. Armed with her trusty rolling pin, every man she meets is eventually beaten to submission — especially her husband and three sons. Intriguing, surprising, and moving in equal measure, this novel inspired by a very unusual family will make you smile from beginning to end.

"Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor shows you how to use a tawa, an oven, an OTG and even a pressure cooker, to turn out ... kababs, tikkas, kulchas, naans, rotis and paranthas"--Page 4 of cover

About the Book AN INSIDER’S ACCOUNT OF ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING CASES TO ROCK INDIA—THE TANDOOR MURDER CASE—BY THE IPS OFFICE IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATIONS. Naina Sahni’s murder and the discovery of her body being burnt in a tandoor in a restaurant in the heart of Delhi shook the country’s conscience and galvanised the criminal justice system. What exactly happened that night? How did the accused, Sushil Sharma, Naina’s partner and Youth Congress leader, manage to stave off conviction for more than a decade? What were the twists and turns in the case and how did the investigation manage to stay the course? Maxwell Pereira, who was in charge of the case, gives us an insider’s account of events as they unfolded, based on his notes and investigation reports as well as the many stories that appeared in the media. A page-turner of a book, forthright and dramatic, with unexpected nuggets of information and insights into the way the policing, legal and political systems work in India, by someone who has seen it all.