Saffron and Pearls: A Memoir of Family, Friendship Heirloom HyderabadiRecipes by Doreen Hassan My rating: 4 of 5 stars The review has also appeared in the Free Press Journal: https://www.freepressjournal.in/book-reviews/saffron-and-pearls-a-memoir-of-family-friendship-heirloom-hyderabadi-recipes-by-doreen-hassan-review Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Photographs by: Cyrus Dalal P-ISBN: 9789352770328 E-ISBN: 9789352770335 Genre: Cookery/Memoir Pages: 220 Price: Rs.1199 Saffron and Pearls is aptly titled for it has both – Saffron symbolizing the rich and mouth-watering recipes adorning the pages of the book with the essence of each recipe captured beautifully thanks to the photographer and Pearls symbolizing the rich family history along with the age-old traditional bits transferred from one generation to the other over the years. The book has an aura, probably reflecting the author’s. It is not one of those books, which my father calls ‘over-the-t...
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