Summers Under the Tamarind Tree

<p><b><i>Summers Under the Tamarind Tree </i>is a contemporary Pakistani cookbook celebrating the varied exciting and often-overlooked cuisine of a beautiful country.</b> <p/> Winner <b>'Best First Book'</b> - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016 <p/> Former lawyer-turned-food writer and cookery teacher <b>Sumayya Usmani </b>captures the rich and aromatic pleasure of Pakistani cooking through <b>more than 100 recipes </b>as she <b>celebrates the heritage and traditions of her home country</b> and looks back on a happy childhood spent in the kitchen with her grandmother and mother. <p/> While remaining uniquely its own Pakistani food is influenced by some of the world's greatest cuisines. With a rich coastline it enjoys <b>spiced seafood and amazing fish dishes</b>; while its borders with Iran Afghanistan India and China ensure strong <b>Arabic Persian and varied Asian flavours</b>. <p/> Experience the wonderful flavours of Pakistan with: </p><ul><li><b><i>Aloo ki bhujia </i></b>(spicy potatoes with nigella seeds and fenugreek)</li><li><b>Hyderabadi-style samosas</b> filled with red onion mint and green chilli</li><li><b>Sweet potato and squash parathas</b></li><li><b><i>Attock chapli </i></b><b>kebab</b> (mince beef flat kebab with pomegranate chutney)</li><li><b>Cardamom and coconut mattha lassi </b>and many more sensational recipes.</li></ul><p><b>Learn to cook some of the rich varied and delicious Pakistani dishes with this beautiful showcase of the exotic yet achievable recipes of Pakistan. </b></p>