Chaat

<b>&#147;A sumptuous whistle-stop tour of India&#146;s diverse food ways. Maneet has penned a love letter to the best of Indian food.&#148;&#151;Padma Lakshmi host and executive producer of <i>Top Chef</i> and <i>Taste the Nation</i></b><br><b><br>IACP AWARD WINNER &#149; LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE &#149; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY <i>Food Network </i>&#149; <i>Salon</i> &#149; <i>Epicurious </i>&#149; <i>Garden &amp; Gun</i> &#149; <i>Wired</i><br></b> <br><b>Explore the bold flavors regional dishes and stunning scenery of India with over 80 recipes from <i>Chopped </i>judge and James Beard Award-winning chef Maneet Chauhan.</b><br><b><br></b>In <i>Chaat</i> Maneet Chauhan explores India&#146;s 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.&#160;<br>&#160;<br>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&#160;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.&#160;<br>&#160;<br>With breathtaking photography and delectable recipes <i>Chaat</i> is a celebration of the diversity of India's food and people.