Product Description
by Cyrus Todiwala (Author)
This redesigned version of Mr Todiwala's Bombay from TV chef Cyrus Todiwala incorporates the best of both classic and modern Indian cuisine. To Cyrus, Mumbai will always be Bombay: the jostling, colorful city of his childhood and the land that cultivated his passion for food. Join Cyrus and his wife Pervin on a bustling culinary jaunt around one of the world's most exciting and mysterious places. Feast on moreish jumping chicken samosas from street vendors, succulent hot and spicy tiger prawns, tender lamb cooked with sizzling Indian Puy lentils, and homemade golden Pooris that will melt in your mouth. Learn how to make fragrant sweet desserts, authentic-tasting curries, delicate chutneys, and some of the most delicious treats known to mankind. Set against the backdrop of stunning on-location photographs, Mr Todiwala's Bombay is a charming celebration of Indian food.
Author Biography
Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL FIH is a chef, restaurateur, educator, author, and entrepreneur. Born in Bombay, Cyrustrained as a chef at the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces chain in India, and rose to become executive chef for eleven restaurants within those hotels. In 1991, he moved to London with his family to run the Namasté restaurant where he developed his trademark style of blending traditional Indian techniques and flavours with more unexpected ingredients. Today, Cyrus is proprietor and executive chef of the Café Spice Namasté as well as Mr Todiwala's Kitchen, and he has also launched a range of successful condiments. Cyrus is married and lives with his wife Pervin, who is general manager of Café Spice Namasté, in east London.
