Dakshin: Vegetarian Cuisine from South India

Dakshin
Vegetarian Cuisine from South India

By Chandra Padmanabhan

Dakshin
Now available in paperback, Dakshin by Chandra Padmanabhan captures the delectable—and healthy—tastes of South India's exotic vegetarian cuisine in a volume filled with exquisite recipes and color photographs. Dakshin features more than 130 recipes, and with the accompanying glossary and meal planning sections, tantalizing Indian food is within reach of anyone looking for some culinary adventure.

"Dakshin" is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning south, and Dakshin embodies the finest elements of South India's legendary cooking. From sambars and rasams to cooling desserts and sweet treats, Dakshin includes all the elements of South Indian meals, including:

chutneys and pickles
poriyals
rice dishes
kootus
pakoras
bondas
payasams
vadais

Marked by extensive use of fresh produce and a healthy, balanced approach to eating, Dakshin is an ideal cookbook for today's lifestyle.

About the Author

Chandra Padmanabhan is a resident of Madras, India. She is the cooking columnist for the Indian newspaper Madras Musings.

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Dakshin:
Vegetarian Cuisine from South India
By Chandra Padmanabhan
Periplus Editions/Tuttle Publishing, November 1999
Trade paperback, $18.95
176 pages, 97 full-color photographs
ISBN: 962-593-527-4
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