You shape the meatballs and then cook them in the sauce itself, not frying or baking them beforehand, and I was worried that my meatballs would fall to slush, but the recipe was easy to do and the instructions easy to follow. Asma Khan, proprietor of Darjeeling Express restaurant in London's Kingly Court in Soho, arrived in the UK from Kolkata in 1991.

The recipes are homage to Asma's royal Mughlai ancestry and the busy streets of Calcutta and are split between simple mid-week meals, family feasts, feasts for friends and even celebratory feasts. With a minimum of peeling and chopping, and the judicious addition of spices, familiar vegetables become exciting food in Khan's book.

Overall, this book was a pleasure to use as a cookbook and also a pleasure to read as a regular book because of some of the extra text explaining things. For those intimidated by the spiciness of the cuisinelike the author's sonKhan provides flavorful recipes for dum gosht (roast beef cooked with mild Indian spices) and boors chenni ki kheer (rice pudding with brown sugar). Khan's cuisine reflects that of the Mughal Empire, which used a subtler range of spices than common in later Indian cooking.

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Platters of dishes boasting texture and intense flavor encourage you to gather for a traditional dawaat (feast).