Best Ever Indian Cookbook: 325 Famous Step-By-Step Recipes for the Greatest Spice and Aromatic Dishes [Hardcover]

Mridula Baljekar (Author), Rafi Fernandez (Author), Shezhad Hussain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2006

A fully illustrated guide to preparing delicious Indian food, featuring 325 easy and original recipes inspired by this popular cuisine. Expert advice on how to produce stunning results every time, using authentic ingredients and classic cooking methods. Tempting dishes for every occasion, from light, crispy appetizers to meaty mains, vegetarian curries to seafood specialities; plus pickles, breads and sumptuous desserts

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About the Author

Mridula Baljekar, formerly cookery editor of Indian and Oriental Food and Drink Magazine, contributes regularly to magazines and newspapers, and appears at trade and consumer food shows. Rafi Fernandez is a prolific author of books covering regional and vegetarian recipes from India. She appears at cookery demonstrations and runs two shops, Rafi's Spice Box, based in Sudbury and York, UK. Shehzad Husain is consultant to Marks and Spencer plc on their Indian foods, has written several books on Indian cooking and has contributed to many magazines including Taste and Family Circle. Manisha Kanani has written regularly for Family Circle and has worked on food demonstrations for the BBC's Good Food Show. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 511 pages
• Publisher: Lorenz Books (May 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754817873
• ISBN-13: 978-0754817871
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,046,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, May 22, 2005

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This review is from: Complete Indian Cooking (Hardcover)

Most cookbooks are either full of pretty pictures with so-so recipes or full of strong recipes but no pictures. This book makes a new niche for itself on the rather crowded indian cuisine shelf by being worthy on both accounts: fantastic quality pictures and a comprehensive cookbook with delightful recipes. It even has calorie and nutrition information for the recipes. The only drawback is that some of the pictures are just there to fatten the book, just ingredients being mixed in a pan which don't add any real value but there is always a picture of the final meal. If you wanted to buy a single book on indian cooking and care about pictures, this would have to be the one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best cookbooks you can buy., March 11, 2010

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J. J. Epperson "The Saj" (York, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Ever Indian Cookbook (Paperback)

I bought this cookbook from Borders for $9.99. I was a bit skeptical of the title but the pictures inside looked appetizing and it contained many dishes I enjoy.

This has been the best cookbook I've ever bought. Why do I say that? Because I've used it more than any other cookbook I've ever owned.

First off, the prologue is an excellent introduction to spices and herbs. The cookbook is expansive enough for almost any dish type be it meat (beef, fish, chicken, etc) or vegetarian (from potato to rice and more).

I've cooked a dozen or more recipes from this book. All have been delicious, many superb. We've had many people over and all have been amazed by the food. Be it a curry, spinach saag, home made cheese or flat breads.

But why is this cookbook so great?

Because it got me cooking!

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Some notes regarding this cookbook. I found that many dishes could use to be a tad hotter. It does seem to be toned down to American palates. But it may also depend on your definition of red & green pepper. Different varieties greatly differ in heat.

Second, I found most dishes which called for lemon/lime call for a bit much in regards to American palates. So try seasoning to taste instead of going with what they call. (Mind you this comes from someone who eats fresh limes.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really is the "Best Ever" Indian cookbook, February 22, 2010

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Micheal D. Slack "MSlack" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Ever Indian Cookbook (Hardcover)

We have now tried many of the vegetarian and seafood recipes in the cookbook. They are uniformly quick, easy, and delicious. We haven't found any dish that we have not liked, and are now eating almost exclusively from this cookbook.