His new cookbook, Mad Love: Big Flavors Made to Share from South Asia to the West Indies (Figure 1; July) pays homage to all these influences, with Guyanese-Indian food forming the base.

That part of Guyanese literature that may be described as East Indian literature is indistinguishable from the totality of the nation’s writing in terms of styles, themes, subjects and other ...

But how many of us will opt for obtaining deggi mirch, an Indian chile powder blend; toasting the cumin seeds; making a base chutney and two sauces; and then maintaining a pot of 400-degree oil ...