“Food is Love: Plant-Based Indian-Inspired Recipes to Feel Joy and Connection” ($35, Harvest), available May 7, is the first cookbook from celebrity chef Palak Patel.

But Sahni, 78, thinks her book was simply too big for a mainstream audience, which wasn’t ready for it, and for Indian readers used to buying hyperlocal, small, very inexpensive cookbooks.

Kaimal, who has been on the food scene for more than 20 years, has watched as U.S. home cooks have become more comfortable with global cooking.

Those who relish spiced curries, cool raitas, tandoori chicken, naan bread and other Indian dishes will find them within their reach in The Dance of Spices: Classic Indian Cooking for Today's Home ...

And remarkably, a book that focuses on a tiny slice of Indian cuisine — the fiery, chili-laden food native to the state of Andhra Pradesh — soon made an impression on people from around the ...

“Indian Delights” seems geared toward someone for whom cooking is about her husband’s pleasure, her children’s nutrition and her community’s service (you’ll find all the steps you need ...