I WOULD LIKE TO THANK all of my teammates who have helped me create this book. I wish to acknowledge the content team led by Rajeev Matta and Chef Anupa Das, who have been thoroughly involved in coordinating everything. Throughout the process, I received expert input from Chef Harpal, who helped to finalize the recipes. I also want to mention the eager beavers in our test kitchen: our team of young chefs who have helped with the research, testing, tasting, measuring, and plating up of all this food. They have done the trials and retrials with a smile and exhibited super efficiency in spite of all the pressure put on them. Thanks to Neena Murdeshwar and Tripta not only for the editorial support and meeting all the deadlines, but also for chipping in with the trials. And my special thanks to my wife, Alyona. She has been overseeing things all along and even cooked some of the dishes that she knows better than I do!
