Top Chefs Top Recipes is a narrative of the adventures of master chefs of India who have collectively put together their best recipes in this easy-to-understand book. Between the covers of this book are recipes that are spectacular and exclusive to chefs who have toiled and perfected the recipes over a number of years. So create these recipes in the confines of your kitchen with a sense of great achievement.

You can satisfy the most difficult-to-please palate with the array of recipes, served restaurant-style, from this book. Start with the soul-enriching Almond Soup and Jhinga Til Tikka; an exquisitely-cooked Murgh Kandhari could well take the centre-stage if it were not for Rogan Josh or Fish Kofte.

Non meat-eaters can savour choices like Paneer Pasanda and Shabnam Curry. Bread is a must: something like Bakarkhani will do, and the perfect Chilman Biryani will certainly please you. Build up the meal with accompaniments like Dal Makhni and Pineapple Raita and end it sweetly, with a rich Badam ka Halwa and Shahi Tukre.

Top Chefs Top Recipes is a must-buy for all those who love collectors’ items and also for all those who love donning their aprons and cooking with style. After all, when you do, you will only be emulating the best chefs of India.

About the Author

Anil Bhandari has to his credit a very high profile and multidisciplinary career in the hospitality sector. His past assignments include Advisor – Travel, Tourism, Real Estate and Hotels, ITC Ltd, Chairman and Managing Director - India Tourism Development Corporation Limited, Managing Director - JHM Interstate Hotels, India, Managing Director - International Travel House Limited and Managing Director - Hotel Corporation of India. He is presently Chairman AB Smart Concepts Hotels, Travel and Tourism. He credits himself with having cooked more than 1,000 recipes and the recipes in this book are an integral part of his experiences in a career spanning over 44 years. After securing a three-year Diploma course in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering, Pusa, New Delhi, Anil Bhandari did a two-year advanced course in Hotel Management and Marketing conducted by Carl Duiserg Gesseslchaft, Germany. Armed with a Certificate in Hotel Administration from the Institute of American Hotel and Motel Association, he was also a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality, London. He holds a Diploma in German Language. He has written a book ‘Tourism in India – An economic activity’. The book is of immense help to tourism students, planners and research scholars as a text book, and of value to stakeholders both in the public and private sectors. He is also a regular contributor to magazines on subjects ranging from tourism, hospitality and cuisine.