Australian celebrity chef-restaurateur Sarah Todd is an Indophile, especially the food, culture and movies (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a personal favourite). Remember her ‘aloo gobi’ recipe in the sixth season of MasterChef Australia? Well, she has come a long way. She owns two restaurants in India now—Antares Restaurant & Beach Club in Goa and The Wine Rack, Mumbai. Her new cookbook is, as you may guess it correctly, My Indian Kitchen. Sarah speaks with Lachmi Deb Roy about her book that goes beyond the tandoori chicken truism…and her travels across India. Excerpts:
Favourite Indian food: Difficult question because I have a favourite dish from every region; laal maas and bajre ki roti from Rajasthan, xacuti from Goa, Kashmiri spinach from Kashmir, chole bhaturey from Delhi, bhel from...