Press & Testimonials
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT OUR HERITAGE
From chefs and critics to home cooks and heritage lovers — read why so many say this is the finest Indian food they’ve ever made.
"The gold standard for Indian cooking"
- Colleen Taylor Sen, Authority on Indian food.
"The Indian Delia [Smith] who is credited with having invented chicken tikka masala."
- The Times (UK)
"The best Indian cookbooks ever, as judged by the experts"
- The Telegraph (UK)
"The only book that could produce food that tasted like real North Indian...a book that Indians would want to cook from, as all the flavours were true and recognizable."
- Madhur Jaffrey
“We Delhiwallas have forgotten the debt we owe her. Thank you, Mrs Singh."
- The Delhiwalla
Blogger as seen in Lonely Planet, NatGeo, CNNGo, Rough Guides, & The Independent
“I have a very high opinion of Mrs Balbir Singh. She wrote for us Indians... for those who wished to familiarize themselves with more elegant styles of cooking."
- Pushpesh Pant
Noted Academic, Food Critic and Historian.
Simon Majumdar
Food Writer, Broadcaster,
Food Network TV Judge
"Mrs Balbir Singh is the Julia Child, Mrs Beeton or Martha Stewart
of India. To us chefs, she is the big bang moment of modern-day
Indian home cookery. In each cuisine, there is always to be found
a hero... Mrs Singh has as good a claim to that title for Indian food as anyone."
Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL
TV Chef & Restaurateur
"Almost every chef of my generation has a special bond with Mrs Balbir Singh's book."
