The Best of Epicure's Gujarati Cuisine

In Gujarati Cuisine, Asha Khatau, India’s leading vegetarian cookbook author, invites you to experience the true taste of Gujarat with recipes from her personal collection. Cook up a thali of Gujarati vegetarian delights such as Surti Undhiyu, Handvo, Panki, Thepla, varieties of Dal, Kadhi, Shaak; popular Farsan including Dhokla, Khandvi and Chevdo and typical Gujarati sweets such as Gol Papdi and Navratan Basundi. A special section on Farali food will convince you that a fast can be as good as a feast. 

Asha Khatau, is a well-known figure in the field of gourmet vegetarian cooking, and placed among the top ten chefs of the world, has won many accolades for her work. Her first book Vegetarian Cuisines of the World was awarded the Best Vegetarian Book in the World, at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2002 in France. Delectable Desserts of the World, (2005), won Honourable Mention in the Best Foreign Cookbook in the World category at the Gourmand awards in 2006. 

In March 2011, Asha Khatau was honoured for an outstanding career in vegetarian cuisine at the Gourmand Awards Ceremony held in Paris. Asha also placed third among the Top Ten Authors/Chefs of the World.