I own Chef Hari Nayak's "My Indian Kitchen." I thought he was done with all he could write about Indian food in that book. Once I saw this book come out, I bought it as I was curious. I wanted to know what was new in it. My wife was pretty excited too! We were very happy to see a brand new set of recipes here that introduce us to more fresh and flavorful food. The pictures of the food are simply fantastic! We wanted to try all the vegetarian stuff at first. The yellow pear and cherry tomato salad was incredibly easy to make and tasted really very good. I took it for lunch and my colleagues had to help themselves to it. In the evening my wife had made Butternut squash soup for dinner along with mint and potato pilaf. I cannot tell you how delicious this simple and quick meal was. I let my son borrow the book and he said that he wanted to try the Indian style beef burgers. The lad waited for his mother to go to his kitchen and help him make this filling Indianized beef burger that would put any McD's burger to shame. We made cumin crusted sea scallops for visiting friends and needless to say, they were pretty impressed. I really like this chef and his creations. They are extraordinarily good. This book is more suitable for the American palatte and the food is more easily assembled as there is no need for extensive shopping. If you own My Indian Kitchen, then I highly recommend that you buy this one too. Both the books are excellent! The vegetarian selection is awesome! The meat dishes are very appealing. You need to control your portion size as this kind of tasty food makes you eat more. But I guess you can eat more vegetarian stuff without any guilt. If you have a skinny kid like my son, then this book will make them love their food and eat more and eat healthy. I am extremely pleased with this purchase and I look forward to more such books from Hari Nayak. Worth every cent invested in it. Enjoy cooking and eating flavorful food with Indian spices that are rich in antioxidants and great for a healthy lifestyle.