Quite often the best part of an Indian meal is all the tasty, snacky things that are add-ons to the main event. The recipes here are based on Gujarati farsan, the salty snacks served with tea or as street food. My favourite inclusion is the potato shaak (curry) served as a toasted sandwich. It’s exactly what my friend’s mum made us for snacks back when we were in high school. Memories!

Felicity O’Driscoll of Cook the Books picks her all-time favourite spice-laden cookbooks.
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