London's Cult-Favorite Indian Restaurant Is a Love Letter to Second Daughters". Food & Wine. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018 . Retrieved 19 July 2019. In 2018 her cookbook, Asma's Indian Kitchen, [3] was published by Pavilion Books. [21] The San Francisco Chronicle called it a "stellar debut". [22] It was shortlisted for the 2018 World Gourmand award for Best Indian Cookbook. [10] [23] Brehault, Laura (3 October 2019). " 'You cannot be what you cannot see': Chef's Table star Asma Khan dishes on time-honoured Indian recipes and turning opportunity into advocacy". National Post . Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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a b "The rise of Miss Khan". Hindustan Times. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019 . Retrieved 18 July 2019.Asma Khan... is one of the most articulate, powerful voices in the world of food, and this book is her masterpiece...More than a cookbook, this is a meditation on the power of food to nourish and heal. Bee Wilson, The Times Mah, Ann (26 October 2018). "In London, a Restaurant Specializes in Indian Home Cooking". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019 . Retrieved 19 July 2019. The thing about Asma Khan is not just that her food is divine, but that cooking is such a deep expression of her true self. Her hard work, her generosity, her sense of ready connection with others, her direct and full-throttle character, which seeks to lift up and nourish those around her, are all immediately apparent when you eat her food at her restaurant, Darjeeling Express, or when you read her words or follow her recipes. That is such a gift. In her view, Darjeeling Express is about fostering a caring environment. Khan says the staff, in which she includes herself, are all paid the same rate in a bid to do away with traditional hierarchy. Hospitality, she says, is about being hospitable but at every level of the business. Khan talks at length, in poetic aphorisms and in sentences that run on, about the need for equality and better representation. It’s cheering to hear her, but she also walks the walk. Asma Khan among women celebrated at Urban Food Awards 2019". Evening Standard. 21 March 2019 . Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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Khan closed the restaurant The Darjeeling Express in March 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. [26] By the end of the year she had reopened in Covent Garden in a 120-seat space serving tasting menus. [7] [27] Khan has also been outspoken about the importance of her presence and the restaurant's in the cultural and social landscape in Europe. [28] [29] Philanthropy [ edit ] Though her parents came from two separate royal families, she grew up in a very normal household. Her parents both worked – her mother ran a food business and Asma would spend hours in the kitchen helping her and household cooks assemble and serve the dishes that she would eventually come to make famous in her own right – authentic royal Mughlai cuisine that reflected her parents heritage. ‘My father is a Muslim Rajput, descended from a warrior tribe, and my mother is a Muslim Bengali,’ she explains. ‘It’s rare in India for people to marry outside of their own region, but it has been a huge, huge benefit to me, because I inherited the culture and tradition of two powerful styles of cuisine.’ Uppal, Megha (4 December 2019). "Asma Khan: The Indian chef who's got the world eating out of her hand". Lifestyle Asia India. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021 . Retrieved 6 May 2020.My team will be bringing in their food and cooking their grandmothers’ dishes, not just my grandmother’s food,” says Khan. “It’s important to pass the baton on and I want these women to feel a sense of ownership and to cook the incredible food of their childhood villages. Why should it just be my story?”

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As a Muslim Indian woman who made “no attempt to lose my accent”, Khan has endured her sizeable share of prejudice and bigotry, so it’s unsurprising she’s so no-nonsense about shallow claims of celebrating diversity. Sexism Almost Kept London's Hottest Restaurant Closed, Chef Says". Bloomberg.com. 27 October 2021 . Retrieved 21 January 2022.Any issues with the book list you are seeing? Or is there an author or series we don’t have? Let me know! With over 100 recipes, easy-to-follow instructions and a photograph for every dish Ammu is an essential book for anyone wanting to make Indian comfort food at home.