The Book received the top award for charity cookbooks in London on April 13. This book is to be handed down as a family heirloom. Khan's cookbook was one amongst 24 other countries in the category of Charity and Fund-raising Cookbooks from 107 countries including Botswana. The books are to be exhibited at the London and Frankfurt Book fairs in October.
The foreward of this famous cookbook is honoured with a personal message from former president Festus Mogae, who was a regular guest at the late Shamshad Khan's home (the author's late husband). Mogae words in the book are as follows: " I have always enjoyed the variety of fine cuisine prepared to perfection by Khan.....Books on Indian and Chinese cuisine, written by Batswana of Indian origin as in the present case, add to the cuisine of Botswana. Visitors and tourists will in future know that when in Botswana they can enjoy Tswana dishes from different tribes but also Indian and Chinese dishes. For this reason I commend and congratulate Roshan Ara Khan for having allowed her daughter Fatema to persuade her to compile this book."
