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A new cookbook by Darjeeling Express chef Asma Khan was inspired by seasonal cooking

2025/4/17
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Asma Khan: 我在印度长大，那里夏末是季风季节，这象征着希望和对困境终结的信念。我的新食谱《季风》庆祝季节性烹饪，这与所有传统食物的核心相符。我们应该吃应季新鲜的食物，避免高碳足迹的食材。 我的食谱包含简单的印度菜，即使是烹饪新手也能轻松上手，例如蛋卷咖喱、罂粟籽土豆和橙子米饭。我通过感官体验来教授烹饪技巧，提供指导的同时也鼓励灵活性和个性化调整。印度烹饪是一种模块化的方法，通过分层调味来创造出复杂的美味。 40岁是开始新的职业生涯的最佳年龄，因为这时你更有自信和韧性。人们应该放慢脚步，照顾好自己，并享受烹饪的乐趣。我致力于全女性厨房团队，以提升女性在烹饪领域的贡献和地位。我希望我的餐厅能激励其他女性追求自己的梦想。

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Asma Khan's new cookbook, Monsoon, is inspired by seasonal cooking and her experience growing up in India during monsoon season. It emphasizes the importance of eating seasonally and using fresh, local ingredients.
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  • Importance of eating seasonally
  • Focus on fresh, local ingredients

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Asma Khan grew up in India, where late summer means monsoon season. But it wasn't until she moved to England in the '90s that she learned how to cook. At 45, after earning a PhD in constitutional law, she opened Darjeeling Express. The London restaurant made her into a celebrity chef and an authority on Indian food. Now, Khan is out with a new cookbook called Monsoon, which celebrates a seasonal approach to cooking. In today's episode, Khan speaks with NPR's Asma Khalid about making a big career change in her 40s, her commitment to an all-women kitchen staff, and the meaning of modular cooking.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)