A fabulous, exuberant book of food, travel and humour by two of New Zealands's best-loved cooks.

Peta Mathias and Julie Le Clerc are in love with food, in love with travel and in love with India. In her characteristic exuberant, evocative and hilarious style, Peta relates how they got to know this fascinating country through its cuisine: be it street food, feasts, or an everyday meal cooked on the floor of a tiny shack.

They have travelled to tea plantations in the mountains, stayed in palaces and slept on a train: that 'wonderland of unmitigated, primeval swamp muck'. While Peta has led various culinary tours, Julie has established a patisserie in an upmarket New Delhi hotel. This is no superficial flirtation with the country, but a full-blown love affair.

The over 60 recipes showcase distinct regional traditions, passed on from the generous people they have met. Carefully chosen and adapted to be easy for the home cook, they are all mouth-wateringly delicious. They include such delicacies as Rajasthani white lamb curry, coriander cardamom chicken, almond sweet pudding and rose-petal ice cream.

Julie's fabulous photographs convey the colour of the country, and are almost good enough to eat.

SAMPLE RECIPE

Kaushika's Co­riander Cardamom Chicken (pictured)

SERVES 6 100g ghee 200g onion, sliced lengthwise from root to tip 50g fresh ginger, finely grated 50g garlic, ground to a paste 250g thick yoghurt ½ tsp cumin powder 1 tsp salt 3 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder 6 tsp freshly ground coriander seeds 250ml full-cream

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