Nita Mehta is an Indian chef, author, restaurateur and media personality. Mehta has authored more than 400 cookbooks of which 6 million copies have been sold worldwide. In 1999, she won the Best Asian Cookbook Award for her book Flavours of Indian Cooking at the World Cookbook Fair in Paris. Her other notable books include Indian Cooking With Olive Oil, Vegetarian Chinese, Zero Oil Cooking, Diabetes Delicacies, 101 Recipes for Children, and The Best of Chicken and Paneer. Mehta runs a culinary academy known as Nita Mehta Culinary Academy in New Delhi, started in 2001. She has her own YouTube channel NITA MEHTA and has appeared on many TV channels in cookery shows. Nita Mehta creates recipes for food-related companies around the world.