Beautiful CookbooksShamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, and Naved Nasir invite you into Dishoom, where black daal, bacon naan, and the soul of Bombay arrive on your table one recipe at a time.
Indian cooking here ranges from Bombay restaurant classics and family-kitchen curries to takeaway favorites recreated at home and Indian-American hybrids born of a working mom's kitchen.
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Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, and Naved Nasir invite you into Dishoom, where black daal, bacon naan, and the soul of Bombay arrive on your table one recipe at a time.
Meera Sodha brings 120 plant-based recipes from across Asia to your weeknight table in East, a collection of vibrant, fuss-free dishes inspired by home cooks and gourmet chefs from Bangalore to Beijing.
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Dan Toombs' The Curry Guy Bible collects 200 recipes that taste exactly like the restaurant version, except you're the one in charge.
Let Meera Sodha walk you through Made in India, over 130 recipes from her family kitchen that taste nothing like the takeout menu.
Priya Krishna, Maria Qamar, Mackenzie Smith Kelley, and Padma Lakshmi's Indian-Ish serves up the fusion recipes and family stories behind one brilliant mom's boundary-breaking kitchen—no culinary degree necessary.
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Updated August 2026