The Spice Chronicles Cookbook

An

interactive, personal approach to Indian cooking with step-by-step recipes,

photos and links to videos that will help you prepare incredible Indian meals

at home!

Author, blogger, and cooking

instructor Rinku Bhattacharya offers a fun, modern and sustainable way to learn

the basics of Indian cooking in this unique volume. The Spice

Chronicles Cookbook includes over 120 recipes and photos for favorite

Indian dishes alongside links to many additional recipes and QR codes to

detailed videos that show step-by-step techniques and variations.

As a busy working mom and

cooking instructor, Rinku has years of experience with simplifying and

streamlining recipes. Now she helps readers demystify Indian ingredients and

techniques and answers many of the questions her students posed over the years

about different types of dal, spice combinations and the nuances of

regional Indian cooking. The recipes include both classic and modern Indian

fare, many with make-ahead sauces. She also utilizes short cuts and practical

equipment like the air fryer, pressure cooker and slow cooker in many recipes.

Sections like meal-planning cheat sheets and freezer friendly recipes help

reduce waste and make the most of fresh, seasonal vegetables and fruits.

Rinku's Spice Chronicles blog

details her immigrant story as a girl from Kolkata, India who learned to make

New York her home. Links and references to the blog, social media posts and

even TikTok videos will give readers a fuller sense of the culinary story and

techniques behind each recipe.



Sample recipes:



Butter Chicken Biryani"Flexible" DosasScallops with a Saffron-Fig SauceMurgh Kofta (Chicken Meatballs)Spiced Green Beans with CarrotsSaag Paneer (Creamy Greens with Paneer)Kachumber (Indian-style Chopped Salad)