About the BookTHE MUST-HAVE COOKBOOK FOR INDIAN BREADS. No other landmass in the world contains so many discrete regions, disparate cultures and languages that so little resemble each other.

It stands to reason, therefore, that this multicoloured subcontinent has thrown up cuisines of countless kinds. Since bread is a staple, in a country as vast and multicultural as India, it takes on many forms, and the kinds of breads on our tables-with a little help from our invaders-are as varied and numerous.

Using different grains-millet, ragi, wheat, barley-and different fillings-cheese, potato, chicken, mutton-you can do such wondrous things with Indian breads that a conjuror would find it hard to replicate them. In this wonderfully comprehensive book, nutritionist and author of several cookbooks, G.

Padma Vijay compiles a number of traditional and innovative recipes for Indian breads from across the country to bring an incredible variety of flavours to our plates. With health tips, possible modifications, as well as recipes for dishes served as accompaniments, Indian Breads is a must-have cookbook.

About the AuthorDr G. Padma Vijay has been a regular freelance writer for the Diet File column in Femina as well as the Times of India (New Bombay) supplement.

She was a nutrition consultant for Femina's cookery section for eight years and was conducting workshops on diet and nutrition for various ailments. She was also a nutrition counsellor at Diet Mantra centre in Mumbai.

She is the author of fourteen quiz, diet, nutrition and cookbooks. A Perfect Cookbook for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers won the 2011 Gourmand International Cookbook Award, under the Diet and Nutrition category at the country level.

101 Dishes that Enhance Mood & Reduce Stress was among the three books nominated for the World Best Book Gourmand International Cookbook Award in 2019 and won second place in the World Cookbook Award in the Dietary section at Macau. Indian Breads won The Gourmand India Cookbook Award in the Best Bread Cookbook category (2015) and was nominated in the same category for the Gourmand World International Cookbook Awards, 2016.

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