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.
general
General items about Indian cooking. We discuss stockists, ingredients, some reference material, techniques and some other non-cooking topics.
Herbies Spices
If you are going to cook Indian food, then finding a good spice merchant is pretty important. Our favourite is Herbies Spices,
Lizzie Collingham
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.
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.
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.