{"product_id":"summers-under-the-tamarind-tree-recipes-memories-from-pakistan-hardcover","title":"Summers Under the Tamarind Tree: Recipes \u0026 Memories from Pakistan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSumayya Usmani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummers Under the Tamarind Tree \u003c\/i\u003eis a contemporary Pakistani cookbook celebrating the varied, exciting and often-overlooked cuisine of a beautiful country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner \u003cb\u003e'Best First Book'\u003c\/b\u003e - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Former lawyer-turned-food writer and cookery teacher \u003cb\u003eSumayya Usmani \u003c\/b\u003ecaptures the rich and aromatic pleasure of Pakistani cooking through \u003cb\u003emore than 100 recipes \u003c\/b\u003eas she \u003cb\u003ecelebrates the heritage and traditions of her home country\u003c\/b\u003e and looks back on a happy childhood spent in the kitchen with her grandmother and mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While remaining uniquely its own, Pakistani food is influenced by some of the world's greatest cuisines. With a rich coastline, it enjoys \u003cb\u003espiced seafood and amazing fish dishes\u003c\/b\u003e; while its borders with Iran, Afghanistan, India and China ensure strong \u003cb\u003eArabic, Persian and varied Asian flavours\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Experience the wonderful flavours of Pakistan with: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAloo ki bhujia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(spicy potatoes with nigella seeds and fenugreek)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHyderabadi-style samosas\u003c\/b\u003e, filled with red onion, mint and green chilli\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSweet potato and squash parathas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttock chapli \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ekebab\u003c\/b\u003e (mince beef flat kebab with pomegranate chutney)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCardamom and coconut mattha lassi, \u003c\/b\u003eand many more sensational recipes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn to cook some of the rich, varied and delicious Pakistani dishes with this beautiful showcase of the exotic yet achievable recipes of Pakistan. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-connected and beloved in the food world, \u003cb\u003eSumayya Usmani\u003c\/b\u003e went from practising law for twelve years to pursuing food writing and teaching. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eSummers Under the Tamarind Tree: Recipes and Memories from Pakistan\u003c\/i\u003e (Frances Lincoln, 2016) was the first Pakistani cookbook in Britain. Her mentor and friend Madhur Jaffrey, who wrote the main blurb, calls the book 'a treasure'. It won the Best First Cookbook category in the Gourmand Cookbook Awards in 2016. It was also shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award. Her second cookbook, \u003ci\u003eMountain Berries and Desert Spice: Sweet Inspirations from the Hunza Valley to the Arabian Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (Frances Lincoln, 2017) was shortlisted in the Best Cookbook of the Year category at the \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Travel Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Awards. Sumayya won The Scottish Book Trust's Next Chapter Award in 2021 for Andaza as a work in progress. Sumayya is an experienced cookery teacher having taught in many UK-based cookery schools, including Divertimenti and the School of Artisan Food and her style of teaching is based on inspiring people to trust their senses and intuition with flavours. She is an instinctual cook and storyteller. She also runs her own social enterprise cook school in Glasgow. She has been featured as a resident food writer for four weeks in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e COOK supplement (now known as Feast), and has also featured in the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph, New York Times, Independent, Saveur, Delicious, Olive, \u003c\/i\u003e BBC Good Food and Food 52. She was called 'the go-to expert in Pakistani cuisine' by BBC \u003ci\u003eGood Food Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Sumayya is a BBC broadcaster and has been a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland's Kitchen Cafe as well as being a regular panelist on Jay Rayner's The Kitchen Cabinet on BBC Radio 4. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour. On television, she has appeared on Madhur Jaffrey's Curry Nation on Good Food Channel, and various times on STV and London Live. Sumayya mentors other writers online as well as hosting her podcast, A Savoured Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.76 x 7.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764918223136,"sku":"9780711256033","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/14a5a22e6029436917b979b0e4b420bd.webp?v=1780257635","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/summers-under-the-tamarind-tree-recipes-memories-from-pakistan-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}