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The book American Desi Kitchen: Bringing Delectable South Asian Fare to American Tables by Pakistani-American home-chef and author, Rabail Baig, is a collection of recipes local to the South Asian region of North India and Pakistan. A majority of the recipes included in the book date back to the author's childhood and have been passed on for three generations through women-chefs in her family. This book is addressed specially to individuals new to cooking and trying South Asian food. Beginner home-cooks will find the recipes easy to start their South Asian food journey with. What makes the author's recipes unique is the time taken to tweak each recipe in a way that retains all their taste and flavor but requires fewer, more easily acquirable grocery store ingredients and a more simplified method of cooking. While some of the more traditional recipes still require some time and effort to prepare, the remaining can be made quickly and easily. The author believes that food has no boundaries. If anything, it erases them, allowing people to experience flavors from other cultures and places, sitting around their dining tables. This book and the recipes it entails will surely take readers on a flavorful journey through South Asian kitchens.