India Local by Sonal Ved

India Local is a cross-country culinary adventure complemented by mouth-watering photographs - an invaluable source for chefs and home cooks who wish to recreate the flavours Indian streets in their own kitchens.   Texture, colour, flavour - the essence of India itself, intertwine and explode in this stunning cookbook. Celebrating the patent versatility and abundance of Indian cuisine, India Local focuses on India's street foods and chaats. It tells the story of a nation through its street offerings, from the bustling lanes of old Delhi and the alleyways of Lucknow to the swarming bylanes of Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The author takes you on a cross-country culinary adventure through the vibrant gullies of Surat to the hilly thoroughfares of Darjeeling, exploring along the way the kitchens-on-wheels from Jaipur to Gangtok all the way down to the hectic curbsides of Chennai.   Ved's glamorous yet approachable recipes meet Karam Puri's st