Customer Reviews

Easy Exotic: Low-Fat Recipes from Around the World

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Another reviewer panned this book b/c she bought it simply to "know Padma better." This is a cookbook, not a biography. The recipes are delicious, low in cholesterol and low-fat. They are easy to make and the instructions are clear, so the book is accessible to new cooks but still interesting for those with more experience in the kitchen. I think this is a terrific book, the recipes I've used have all been delicious (especially the Spinach and Garbanzo Tapas). I highly recommend it.

This isn't a bad cookbook but it isn't the greatest one either, if you don't buy it you're not missing out on anything except the pictures of Padma. The recipes aren't that difficult and the Indian ones which are her specialty are the best in the book. For people who aren't the best cooks but want to make some decent Indian dishes, Padma's book is pretty good for that. If I had a dollar for every time she mentions Daniel and her mom, I would be a millionaire...and I could have done without the narratives that are so shallow that you know that they came from the mind of a model. For example, "there I was in a beautiful Chanel gown eating a tuna fish sandwich." Someone please tell Padma her village called, apparently their model is missing. One more thing, all her recipes are available on the food network website FOR FREE.

Thank Padma for this book - if you are dieting and looking for delicious recipes that aren't bland "diet foods" then this book is exactly what you are looking for!

first the contents. is this your first book? it is so personalised. a very intelligent authoress. the food is a great mixture. Flavored in contents as well as recipes. the photographs are a visual treat. mouth watering dishes

love it

surely exotic...

If you're buying this book for the pretty models, then your doing ok, but if you're buying this book for low fat, good tasting and easy to make recipes then FORGET IT, this is not the right book. This book claims to have good tasting easy to make recipes from all around the world-WRONG! The only thing this book has is pretty models that are half dressed. The recipes are not easy to make, they are quite complicated and take way to long to prepare. And after you're done, you'll notice that you just prepared a dish with as much fat or as many calories as any other regular dish. I was so disappointed after reading this book, I really regret wasting my money.

I would like to recommend other recipe books which I enjoyed reading and got good recipe ideas from, one is "The best recipe" This book has over 500 pages with 700 different recipes, from desserts to veggie plates, pasta, salads, stews to pizzas and soups. Alot of these recipes are low fat and low calorie dishes. Also, other good recipe books for those of us who really want to watch our weight, yet eat delicious foods are recipe books written by Dr. Shapiro. His recipe books specialize with weightloss recipes that are easy to make and very delicious. Dr. shapiros books are well written and easy to follow.

The recipes in this book are somewhat of a task. They require many different and exotic, sometimes hard to find ingredients. After cooking some of these recipes, I noticed the low-fat content was not so low. With all the ingrediants combined, some of these recipes are pretty high on fat and sodium. I was not impressed with this book.

Unlike some of the other readers, i bought this book for the recipes, not for the pictures. I tried preparing some of the recipes and I found them to be time consuming, yes the food is exotic, but I don't have three or more hours of time to spare, which is what alot of these recipes require. The final results are good, you end up with delicious meals, I'm just saying they all take longer than the book says they do and some of the instructions are not clearly written.

This is a cook book for goodness sake. Why all the attitude. This is a good book for the beginner in Indian cooking. I had eaten this type of food at homes of some of my friends and wanted to learn more. This book filled the bill. Good cooking, everyone.

This is a good, basic cook book. It is exactly as the title indicates, easy and exotic

Pretty exotic stuff - I was looking for different recipes for couscous (was taking a trip to Sicily) at the same time, and Padma had several! She really covers a broad range of ethnic cuisines.
It would be helpful if you lived near a major metro area to obtain some of the ingredients.