Culinary books you should read this year

If your want to master the art of cooking and have a thing for culinary delights, here's a list of gourmet literature that you must go through this year.

Through his book 'Come into my kitchen', Chef Ranveer Brar shares not just his signature dishes but also his unique cooking theory based on palate, taste and flavours. From tandoori chicken momos to thai corn bhel to bottle gourd and carrot walnut cake the book has a wide variety of recipes to offer, apart from interesting anecdotes from the chef's life.
Publisher: HarperCollins India, Price: INR 599

'Sinfully Yours' is MasterChef winner Shipra Khanna's book of her favourite dessert recipes. This culinary book has plenty of recipes to offer to cater to your sweet cravings-- from classic desserts which her mother and grandmother taught her, desserts which she cooks up for her kids, to the mousse which got her the first apron in MasterChef.
Publisher: Westland Ltd, Price: INR 395

Popularly known as the macaroon queen of India, Pooja Dhingra's second book 'The Wholesome Kitchen' is back with some some amazing recipes, which are also healthy this time! The book has a wholesome collection of recipes-- from smoothies, breakfast recipes to salads and healthy bakes. Pooja, founder of Le15 Patisserie, has co-written this book with Viddhi, who is a lifestyle nutritionist. 'The Wholesome Kitchen' was released in 2017.
Publisher: Hachette India, Price: INR 799.
(Pic Credit: Pooja Dhingra/ via Instagram)

Popular Indian food blogger Kalyan Karmarkar's book 'The Travelling Belly' takes the readers on a culinary ride. Karmarkar acquaints you with the famous restaurants and the must-try street food vendors, guiding on what to have in the food havens of 10 Indian cities. Karmarkar's personal experiences over the years clubbed with detailed descriptions of not only the food but the place too makes the book an interesting read. The food-walk at the end of each chapter is an added bonus for the foodies.
Publisher: Hachette India, Price: INR 399.

Jamie Oliver's 'Superfood Family Classics' is the healthy-eating companion book to his famous new series 'Jamie's Super Food', which is aired on Channel 4. The book has the chef's easy to make and healthy recipes for the entire family, as the name suggests.
Publisher: Michael Joseph, Price: at INR 1012 (hardcover).

Released in June, 2016 'Indian Superfoods' is more of a health and diet book than an actual cookbook. Yet, what makes the book worth mentioning in this list is that in this book celebrity dietician Rujuta Diwekar not only talks about 11 Indian food items which are superfoods and should be included in one's diet, but also mentions easy local recipes. In her typical conversational style, Rujuta makes this book an interesting read by loading it with some amazing facts and anecdotes. Diwekar also breaks a few myths regarding these Indian superfoods, in her trademark witty yet factual style.
Publisher: Juggernaut, Price: INR 160.
(Pic Credit: Rujuta Diwekar/ via Instagram)

This book is a collection of Chef Mandaar Sukhtankar's food coloumns, recipes and writings in various publications. With a career spanning over two decades, Sukhtankar's book covers topics like authenticity of food, etymology of wine, cooking techniques, along with his recipes!
Publisher: Westland Ltd, Price: INR 599

Maria Goretti's debut book 'From My Kitchen To Yours: Food', Love And Other Ingredients was published in 2016. It is a compilation of recipes straight from Goretti's kitchen, exactly the way she makes them. The recipes use local ingredients and are simple to understand and make. In an interview, she revealed that though she procrastinated for six months before penning it down, it took her two and a half years to finish writing the book.
Publisher: Om Books International, Price: INR 627 (hardcover).