Dakshin: Vegetarian Cuisine from South India

• The book introduces the flavours and traditions of South Indian vegetarian cooking with easy-to-follow recipes and photographs. It covers chutneys, pickles, sambars, rasams, poriyals, kootus, vadas, payasams and more

• Chandra Padmanabhan is a cookbook author based in Chennai. She has also written Southern Spice, Simply South and Southern Flavours

Dakshin brings together 140+ vegetarian recipes inspired by the diverse cuisines of South India. The recipes use fresh ingredients and provide practical measurements and instructions, making traditional dishes accessible to home cooks