{"product_id":"masala-lab-krish-ashok-9780143451372","title":"Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking","description":"Krish wondered why His grandmother threw a teabag into the pressure cooker while boiling chickpeas, or why she measured using the knuckle of her index finger? Why does a counter-intuitive pinch of salt make Her kheer more intensely flavourful? What is the Maillard reaction and what does it have to do with fenugreek? What does your high-school chemistry knowledge, or what you remember of it, have to do with perfectly browning your onions? Masala Lab by Krish Ashok is a science nerd's exploration of Indian cooking with the ultimate aim of making the reader a better cook and turning the kitchen into a joyful, creative playground for culinary experimentation. Just like memorizing an equation might have helped you pass an exam but not become a chemist, following a recipe without knowing its rationale can be a sub-optimal way of learning how to cook. Exhaustively tested and researched, and with a curious and engaging approach to food, Krish Ashok puts together the one book the Indian kitchen definitely needs, proving along the way that grandmother was right all along.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Krish Ashok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143451375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143451372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.25w x 0.75d","brand":"Krish Ashok","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055510548735,"sku":"9780143451372","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b17738e-ac7e-409a-99d1-f49c25b1ee05.jpg?v=1685036194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/masala-lab-krish-ashok-9780143451372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}