Warm up your winter with elegantly presented Indian vegetarian delights, featuring both modern and traditional Indian dishes from Arvinda and Preena Chauhan’s debut cookbook, New Indian Basics. In this demo and tasting, learn essential and basic Indian cooking techniques with cookbook author Preena Chauhan, discovering how to perfectly spice-infuse a delicious vegetarian menu that you will return to again and again. Honouring Arvinda’s family culinary traditions, this menu also includes a demo on the authentic preparation of Masala Chai, India’s beloved tea ritual of black tea infused with a heavenly-spiced blend of cardamon, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
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All photos courtesy of Penguin Random House
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In New Indian Basics, authors Preena Chauhan and Arvinda Chauhan—the masters behind Arvinda’s Indian Spice Blends—present a collection of flavourful, accessible recipes and kitchen wisdom gained from a lifetime of personal and professional experience teaching Indian cooking, where spices take centre stage. With their clear instructions and signature warmth, this mother-daughter duo will guide you to flawless renditions of Indian dishes, both traditional and modern, with absolute ease. |