Pure & Special: Gourmet Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
Vidhu Mittal
Bestselling author Vidhu Mittal's eagerly-awaited new cookbook delves deeper into the nuances of Indian vegetarian food and offers a collection of recipes that elevates the food lover to the next level of vegetarian cooking. A mix of traditional, festive dishes, contemporary favourites and innovative renditions, each recipe extols the variety and virtue of vegetables in Indian cooking. Continuing in the tradition of her previous book, Pure & Special features easy-to-follow recipes with step-by-step photographs for each dish. Every recipe carries useful tips and special notes from the author, explaining the uniqueness of each dish. The author has created a wide range of vegetarian recipes that retain and enhance natural flavours, textures, and colours and are simple and easy to prepare. Pure & Special is filled with helpful menu suggestions and ingredient descriptions. Beautiful photography and elegant design makes this book a must-have for both the beginner as well as the seasoned cook.
Vidhu Mittal is a well-known culinary expert based in Delhi, India. She is the author of the worldwide bestselling book 'Pure and Simple: Homemade Indian Vegetarian Cuisine'. She has been conducting cookery classes for over fifteen years, besides making regular contributions to magazines and certain websites. Mittal developed an interest in cooking very early in her life and what was a hobby became a passion that she loves sharing with others. A vegetarian, Mittal has created a wide range of recipes that retain and enhance natural flavours, textures, colours, and above all, these recipes are simple and easy. Compared to traditional Indian cookery, which can sometimes be too rich and elaborate, her recipes are healthy and appealing. She has constantly been evolving her recipes and enjoys experimenting. Mital graduated with Home Science as her major.