An independent imprint from Garner, North Carolina
Books about Indian food, family memory, and festival traditions—made to be cooked from, read aloud, and carried forward.
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One begins in an Andhra kitchen. The other follows Diwali’s light from India to a new home in North Carolina.
Recipes and Memories from an Andhra Home
A collection of recipes, kitchen wisdom, and family stories preserved from an Andhra home. It is both a book to cook from and a record of the hands, habits, and memories that made those meals matter.
Author royalties from retail sales support cancer research.
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A Diwali Story from India to Garner, North Carolina
Follow Deep, a tiny flame, through distinct traditions across India and the diaspora. The journey ends in Garner, where old customs glow in a new home and every family brings a different light.
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Beyond the Chilli began with a simple question: what gets lost when family knowledge stays only in memory? A recipe is never only a list of ingredients, and a festival is never only one story.
We make warm, carefully researched books that hold on to those details—the foods, places, voices, and everyday rituals that help children and adults see where they come from and what they can carry forward.
Founded by Pawan Khandavilli, a writer and researcher based in Garner, North Carolina.
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