Tarla Dalal

Dear Friends,

Of the many international cuisines that the Indian people have been introduced to in the past few decades, Pizzas and Pastas have risen to
great popularity. Loved by kids and adults, these are available in almost every restaurant today. One of the reasons why pizzas and pastas are so popular is that they can be customised thoroughly to suit one's taste. Tangy or creamy, crunchy or spicy, you can have it your way.

In this book, we give you the opportunity to try your hand at making these Italian delights in your own kitchen. With 36 recipes, we give you an insight into the world of pizzas and pastas, starting with soups, salads and starters made using an assortment of pastas like fusilli, macaroni, spaghetti and shell pasta. Enliven your meal with exotic options like Herbed Tomato, Carrot and Macaroni Soup, Shell Pasta Salad with Pesto Dressing and Stuffed Potato with Spaghetti.

For the main course, you will be delighted to try your hand at popular pizzas like the Cheesy Vegetable Pizza and the Tandoori Paneer Pizza, as well as innovative choices like the Bean and Capsicum Pizza and
Garlic and Macaroni Pizza. If you love pizzas so much that you want to
have one for dessert too, then it is time to experiment with the Chocolate Pizza.

You will also find the array of pasta dishes very exciting, with choices including those made with red sauce, white sauce and pesto sauce as well. Indulge in delightful pasta preparations like the Bow Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Sauce, Pasta and Vegetable Casserole and Herbed Fusilli in Pink Sauce. You can even make the Garlic Bread by yourself with the helpful recipe at the end of the book, for no meal of pastas can be complete with it!

We only hope your exploration of this world of pizzas and pastas will not end with the recipes in this book. These recipes will trigger your imagination and make you create many more exciting options using your understanding of the ingredients, sauces and cooking methods learnt
through this book.

Welcome to the digital version of Tarla Dalal’s Pizza and Pasta! You can now carry your cookbook with you wherever you go. Although this book contains the same delicious and inspiring recipes as the print version, you might find the look-and-feel a bit different, due to the changes we have consciously implemented, to make using this eBook easy and interesting for you.

All the items in the menus are directly linked to the relevant pages, making navigation a breeze. Just click on any chapter in the Table of Contents, and you will be taken to a list of recipes in that chapter. Just choose, and click on any of those recipes, and you are ready to start cooking it, with the clear recipes and lovely images to inspire you. If you are in doubt about any of the ingredients, worry not… just click on it and you will be taken to the glossary section of our website, tarladalal.com, to view a simple description and easy explanation of the culinary usage of that ingredient. Many recipes are enhanced with their video links, so you can even enjoy watching your favourite recipes being prepared right in front of you.