Ammu

Asma Khan's second cookbook is a tribute to her Indian heritage and to her Ammu – her mother – who imparted to her not only recipes but also the inseparable connection between food and love. All the recipes represent her roots in her homeland and family, the happy and sad memories, and the healing and unifying power of food. Asma Khan, a little over fifty years old, has divided her book into five chapters – one for each decade of life: comfort meals from childhood, dishes that taught her to cook, lavish holiday menus for life's milestones, slow-cooked recipes for spending time in the kitchen, and simple, quick recipes for today's parents who lovingly raise and nourish their children.