INDIA COOKBOOK : Aleph Book Company : 9789390652440 : 05 Dec 2023 : India is a vast country, a subcontinent that is one-third the size of Europe with perhaps a greater diversity of people. In this country of multiple cultures and varied perspectives on food, the range of cuisines is also extraordinarily extensive. This collection of recipes from Sunita Kohli's friends highlights the immense variety of Indian food. Every region has its own cooking methods, ingredients"oils, tempering, spices"and its own particularly designed utensils, the shapes of which have evolved over generations. Divided into six sections"North, South, East, West, Central, and Subcontinental India (from friends across the border)"the book features recipes from friends of the author right from her school and college days and from all walks ofife, including Vinod and Chinna Dua, Nalini Singh, Sagarika Ghose, Shobita Punja, Shabana Azmi, Aruna Sairam, Shashi Tharoor, Shobhaa De, Visalakshi Ramaswamy, Meenakshi Meyy