Indian recipes from Vikram Vij

Our cookbook of the week is My New Indian Kitchen by Vikram Vij with Jennifer Muttoo.

Vikram Vij didn’t plan to write another cookbook. But after meeting hospitality marketer Jennifer Muttoo — whom he calls Jaan (“my love” in Hindi) — first collaborating professionally, then building a relationship, the timing felt right.

“I said, ‘Jaan, we need to think about this. It’s going to be 30 years of Vij’s being open. I’m turning 60. There are lots of small milestones. You’re part of my life now. We’re all part of it together. Let’s create this thing,'” says the Vancouver-based chef.

Vij founded his flagship restaurant in 1994, breaking ground with his modern take on Indian cuisine. In 2003, The New York Times described it as “easily among the finest Indian restaurants in the world.”