English version of 'Potpuja' to be released on
Sunday
THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO
The English edition of the cookbook 'Potpuja' penned by Usha Vaman Bale, will be released by Varsha Naik, assistant professor of Goa College of Home Science, on January 3, at 5 pm at the the Black Box of Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.
A press release issued by publisher of the book, Sapna Sardesai, informs that Naik will also address the gathering on her research on 'Nutritious values of recipes in Potpuja.'
The press release also states that Dinesh Manerkar, a writer and publisher, who earlier published Konkani edition of 'Potpuja' and created a sort of records of exhausting the first edition within 18 days, will be the guest of honour.
“Set in a unique 5Â-week daily timeÂtable format of breakfast as well as meals, this cookbook has over 200 ancestral and distinctive recipes from Goa. While Printer’s Devil releases the first edition of the English book, the Konkani edition, published by Sanjana Publications, has already come out with a third edition within five months.
The English edition is the response to a global demand for the same,” adds the press release.
Published and distributed by Printer’s Devil, 'Potpuja' in English is being sold extensively online and will soon be made available at all leading book stores in Goa," said Sapna Sardesai, the publisher.
