Text and accompanying photographs explore the origins of Indian food, a variety of cooking styles, the spices and curries, festivals, and everyday life through delicious recipes and detailed text.
Describes how different kinds of food common in various regions of India are grown and prepared and the part such foods have in the social life of the people. Includes several recipes.
The author provides a memoir of her childhood, family, and being a part of a large family in Delhi, India; along with a collection of tradition Indian recipes.