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Masaleydaar: Classic Indian Spice Blends

(c) Nandita Godbole, 2023

foreword: Colleen Taylor Sen

Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner, 2024
Special Awards: Asia

Godbole is a painstaking guide... (Masaleydaar is a) rewarding exploration for those who have felt other Indian cookbooks never took them quite far enough. -
Matt, Kitchen Arts & Letters

Review:
"...what sets Masaleydaar apart, is how Nandita has worked on preserving classic Indian flavours while infusing them with modern twists." Ruth D'souza Prabhu, Goya Journal (read more)

Regional Indian Spice Blends + Regional Indian Dining

= One BIG Masala Blend Bible.

Masaleydaar: Classic Spice Indian Blends - is a love letter to the multifarious micro cuisines of India, presented in a mouthwatering exploration of nearly 50 spice blends and more than 100 effortless yet decadent recipes, all showcased through modern food photography to make a delightfully resourceful cookbook.

Masaleydaar explores the granular complexities of India’s distinctly regional cuisines through it culinary backbone: its masalas. Enjoy navigating regional flavor families through their geopolitical histories that have shaped food-identities, guided with tips and personal anecdotes to make each recipe memorable.

This is how Indian kitchens exist: its flavors have evolved through the ages and are continually nourished and enriched by traditions. For centuries the Indian kitchen has one pattern: cook, eat, adapt, and repeat. With Masaleydaar, readers can do the same.

Masaleydaar recipes have been celebrated in Food Network (October 2022, digital), Forbes (July 2022), Atlanta Magazine (May 2023), Alcohol Professor (April 2023) and others. Masaleydaar was also included in The Spruce Eats' listing of Best Indian Cookbooks (July 2023)

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Masaleydaar Cover June 2023

Masaleydaar Cover June 2023

The many aspects of Masaleydaar

Pan fried Bitter Melon

Pan fried Bitter Melon

Pan fried Bitter Melon

Katchori Aaloo

Katchori Aaloo

Katchori Aaloo

Plantains in Pondicherry Garaam Masala

Plantains in Pondicherry Garaam Masala

Plantains in Pondicherry Garaam Masala

Kasaundi with Mango

Kasaundi with Mango

Kasaundi with Mango

Thecha!

Thecha!

Baby Zucchini in Thecha

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AUTHOR

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Nandita Godbole
Once: botanist & landscape architect.
Now: personal chef, author, an artist, graphic designer, blogger, poet & potter!
Always: dreamer.


Loves fresh brewed chai, the crisp salty ocean breeze, watching monsoon rains & walking barefoot through cold mountain streams. 
 
Believes in the strength, positivity of the human spirit. Is spiritual but not a fanatic. 
 
Mom of one. Two, if she counts her husband.

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