THE KERALA KITCHEN: Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of South India

Easy to prepare and accompanied by a guide to spices, herbs, and equipment, as well as a glossary of food terms. Interwoven between these 170 recipes are tales of talking doves, toddy shops, traveling chefs and killer coconuts, evoking the beauty of a bygone era as well as the pull of the present one. Photos, some in color.