The Author Speaks
It was my first experience in 1997 of writing book (Recipes Delight) on a subject I love the
most
that is cooking. It was the wholehearted support of my near and dear ones and the passion for
cooking that led me to complete the book. I sincerely thank all my readers for their
overwhelming
response and encouragement over the past few years which led me to prepare newer recipes.
After the initial idea an effort to accede to the requests of the readers to publish the next
edition
of the book both in English and Marathi. Here is the first edition in English. I hope my readers
will
enjoy browsing through the same as well. Marathi version will follow soon. All the recipes
covered
have been based on my personal experience in cooking of around 40 plus years and the extensive
travel I have undertaken so far domestically and worldwide.
The contents of this book are extensive on various veg, recipes of soups, snacks, curries,
vegetables,
pickles, chutneys, main courses, rice preparation, breads, desserts etc. In India we have a lot
of
variety of rice preparations and Indian bread preparations. I have tried to cover maximum
varieties
in these preparations.
There are many who have contributed in realizing this dream come true. Most important of all are
my mother and mother-in-law from whom I have learnt the most in my cooking. I cannot forget my
family who helped me a lot in achieving this in prescribed schedule. My sincere thanks to
everyone
for supporting me in this mammoth task. Special thanks to my readers whose encouragement was
very
important and kept me motivating in improving the contents further. I sincerely hope you all
like
the contents and the presentation in the book.
This journey wouldn’t have been possible without the support of many wonderful people. My mother
and mother-in-law have been my first and most profound teachers in the kitchen, and their wisdom
continues to guide me every day. My heartfelt gratitude also goes to my entire family, whose
patience, encouragement, and unwavering belief helped me meet every challenge and complete this
work
on time.
