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description: A sumptuous whistle-stop tour of Indias diverse food ways. Maneet has penned a love letter to the best of Indian food.Padma Lakshmi host and executive producer of Top Chef and Taste the NationIACP AWARD WINNER  LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE  NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Food Network  Salon  Epicurious  Garden &amp; Gun  WiredExplore the bold flavors regional dishes and stunning scenery of India with over 80 recipes from Chopped judge and James Beard Award-winning chef Maneet Chauhan.In Chaat Maneet Chauhan explores Indias most iconic delicious and fun-to-eat foods coming from and inspired by her discoveries during an epic cross-country railway journey that brought her to local markets street vendors and the homes of family and friends. From simple roasted sweet potatoes with star fruit lemon and spices to a fragrant layered chicken biryani rice casserole and the flakiest onion and egg stuffed flatbreads these recipes are varied colorful and expressive. Maneet weaves in personal stories and remembrances as well as historical and cultural notes as she winds her way from North to South and East to West sharing recipes like Goan Fried Shrimp Turnovers Chicken Momo Dumplings from Guwahati in Assam Hyderabad's Spicy Pineapple Chaat and Warm-Spiced Carrot and Semolina Pudding from Amritsar. With breathtaking photography and delectable recipes Chaat is a celebration of the diversity of India's food and people.
language: English
title: Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India: A Cookbook
publisher: Clarkson Potter