influences

Clearly, the largest influence on this book is my grandmother and the family heritage, but I have leaned much from more modern influences.

Anjum Anand

Anjum Anand's approach to modern Indian cuisine has influenced many of the recipes in this book. If the recipe looks healthy, modern and light, it is often her influence.

This is the book that, for me, best describes the history and influences that shaped the cuisine in this cookbook. Lizzie Collingham takes us on a journey through the past explaining a lot of the why of this cuisine.

Pushpesh Pant

Pushpesh Pant has taken a very scholarly approach to write probably the most definitive book on Indian cuisine.

Sanjeev Kapoor

Sanjeev Kapoor is the host of the longest running, most popular food show on the planet. His influence gave me understanding of the traditional approach to cooking some of the dishes, rather than the sometimes idiosyncratic approach of my grandmother.

the old cookbooks

It isn't just her notes to which I owe a debt. She also had what are now old cookbooks that she heavily annotated.