Ajanta: Regional Feasts of India Cookbook by Lachu Moorjani
Ajanta: Regional Feasts of India Cookbook by Lachu MoorjaniGibbs Smith, Publisher, Salt Lake City, 2005List Price: $34.95223 PagesFrom Ajanta Restaurant in Berkeley, California, comes the essence, flavors, and richness of Indian cuisine. This cookbook captures the leading recipes from Bengal to Kashmir to Delhi to Punjab, bringing to life for the Western palate the highly pleasing of Indian fare. In the cookbook, each region has a menu for a feast that includes an appetizer, main dish, side dish, rice dish, bread and dessert. A chapter is devoted to tips on Indian cooking and another chapter to introducing Indian ingredients. There is also a chapter on pairing wines to Indian food. The book is illustrated with full-color food photographs as well as a dozens of color process shots that show step-by-step how to make the dishes.