Brit Spice [Mass Market Paperback]

Manju Malhi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 2005

Manju Malhi has created a whole new concept of cooking Indian food at home. The result is Brit-Indi cuisine, combining British ingredients with Indian spices. Find out how to rustle up Manju's favourite Indian meals using ingredients such as bread, bacon and baked beans. The key to the recipes is that they are incredibly quick and easy to make. Manju gives timings at the start of each one to show that an Indian meal can be made at home in literally 15 minutes. Quicker than a trip to the local takeaway!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Many Indians, on arriving in this country, found a lack of their familiar cooking ingredients. The result initially, was improvisation with an eclectic mix of traditional British and authentic Indian: curried baked beans, Indian-style bubble and squeak and spam masala. With today's multicultural society and proliferation of Eastern food markets, Indian ingredients are easy to get hold of - even from the supermarket. But that fusion of Brit-Indian cookery survives, and Manju Malhi provides a fascinating insight into this peculiarly British/Indian form of cooking. Chatty, fresh writing infuses the book along with her youthful enthusiasm for the subject. Like many people today, she is keen to eat good, fresh food made in the minimum of time - hence her ten minute Chicken Korma! Chutneys, breads, puddings, vegetarian and meat dishes, the range is individual, easy-to-make and clearly explained, accompanied by tempting colour photographs to whet the appetite. Nearly all the recipes can be made within half an hour and embrace a wide range of ingredients for a truly Brit-Spice experience. - Lucy Watson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

In 1999 voice-over artist Manju Malhi beat hundreds of other contestants to secure a guest cookery slot on BBC2's FOOD AND DRINK. Since then she has presented her own television show for Taste called SIMPLY INDIAN and she is the face behind Tamarind Fine Foods.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Global (December 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141006021
• ISBN-13: 978-0141006024
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,148,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Finally! A great Chicken Tikka Masala recipe!, February 28, 2011

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Stacy Rosenfeld (Burbank, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brit Spice (Mass Market Paperback)

It took me so long to find a recipe book with a good Chicken Tikka Masala recipe in it!

Not only is there a wonderful recipe for the Tikka Masala, but loads of other curries and staples like naan and polau rice. This book is definitely worth picking up if you like Indian food!

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3.0 out of 5 stars BritSpice Gift, February 15, 2011

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Ash (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brit Spice (Mass Market Paperback)

Gave this cookbook as a gift to a fellow Indian food enthusiast. I was told that the book looks like it has recipes for some great dishes. The only drawback to this purchase was that it was purchased just about two months before it was received by mail and therefore was a very belated part of her birthday present. I do have to say that the Greener Books seller was responsive to my emails and did eventually get the book to me.