before readers progress into the bôrsha (monsoon) and shôrot (autumn) sections. Monsoon also explores the six ayurvedic flavours — sweet, sour, bitter, tangy (astringent), spicy (pungent ...

Monsoon, published by DK, is Asma Khan’s third cookbook and presents the dishes she ate growing up in Bengal, where there were six recognised seasons – summer, monsoon, autumn, dry season, winter, and ...