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BORN IN BOMBAY and raised in Dubai, Season 6 Food Network Star winner Aarti Sequeira will take your taste buds on a mouth-watering, cultural journey. Her new cookbook (Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul) is packed with timeless – and absolutely scrumptious – Indian recipes. Plus, the heart-warming stories will melt your heart, and make you laugh. “My cookbook is both a love letter to the flavors of my youth as an Indian girl growing up in the Middle East, and the flavors that embrace me in my new home in the [United] States,” Aarti shares. “I’ll walk you through 101 recipes, some simplified versions of Indian classics (like Chicken Tikka Masala, Raita, and Naan) ... and some that use Indian spices to create exciting spins on American favorites (like Kebab Sliders with Tamarind Chutney, Masala Shrimp and Grits, and Lemon Indian Donuts with Chamomile-Cardamom Syrup).”