Italian Khana

Key note: An Italian cookbook for an Indian kitchen

Key Features/Quotes

• First book to teach authentic Italian food to Indians, with advice on sourcing ingredients, substituting unavailable foods, and a chapter on Italian wine
• Accompanied by a TV show on NDTV Good Times, and national press coverage guaranteed
• Superbly designed with stunning photographs
• 'The USP of Italian Khana is unique-to bring easy, authentic Italian cooking into Indian kitchens.'-Hindustan Times
• 'Italian Khana is that impossibility: the cookbook you fall in love with because it's simple, easy, enticing … with all the ingredients available at a kirana store in your neighbourhood.'-Business Standard
• This book, written by Ritu Dalmia, pays attention to detail, right from giving addresses and phone numbers of suppliers of Italian ingredients to handy tips on how to adapt ingredients and equipment.'-Marie Claire

About the Book: Italian Khana

Want to cook Italian food but terrified by the complicated recipes? Exasperated because you can't find the right ingredients? Wish you could eat chilli with your pasta?

Ritu Dalmia, chef and owner of Diva, Delhi's most beloved Italian restaurant, teaches you how to cook authentic, delicious Italian food in your kitchen that will have you begging for more. She tells you how and what to cook, from show-off dinner parties to a romantic supper a deux, from sharing your table with friends to cosying up on the sofa watching TV. Ritu writes of how regions in Italy differ in their cooking style, what wine to pair with what food, how to adapt Indian ingredients to Italian cooking, and also provides an updated list of suppliers in all the metros. Stylishly designed, with stunning photography, Italian Khana will be your guru and best friend in the kitchen.

About the Author: Ritu Dalmia

Ritu Dalmia is the owner of Diva and the host of Italian Khana on NDTV Goodtimes. Diva has won the Hindustan Times' HT City Awards for the last four years and The Times of India's Times Food Award for the last two years. Ritu also runs the very popular cafe at the Italian Cultural Centre.