Step By Step Mexican Cooking by Nita Mehta is a concise cookbook introducing readers to the vibrant flavours and popular dishes of Mexican cuisine. The book is designed around straightforward recipes and practical instructions, making it suitable for home cooks who want to explore Mexican food without complicated preparation. Mexican cuisine is presented as colourful, flavourful, and adaptable to both everyday meals and entertaining.

The book provides an accessible introduction to Mexican cooking techniques, ingredients, spices, sauces, snacks, and main dishes. Its step-by-step approach makes it useful for beginners as well as cooks interested in expanding their repertoire beyond Indian and other familiar cuisines.

The edition published by SNAB Publishers is a 48-page English paperback, with ISBN 9788178691220 (8178691221). Bibliographic listings date the edition to around 2010–2011.