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Indian Grill: The Art Of Tandoori Cooking at Home

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This is a truly wonderful cookbook - for anyone who lives where it's hot!!! Being able to grill something other than steak or hamburger is a wonderful thing...But this book is also great for anyone who likes "real" Indian cooking or likes ethnic (ie other than American) cuisine but not "spend all day in the kitchen" cuisine. The recipes are easy to follow and fairly easy to execute and they work. The other delightful bonus of this book is Mrs. Chandra's brief but vivid remembrances of her childhood in India that are interspersed throughout the book. I borrowed this book from my local library and am buying it BEFORE I've returned the library copy. This book is well worth owning!

As a HUGE fan of Indian food, I bought this book on a whim, thinking I would never be able to reproduce some of the wonderful dishes I have had in Indian restaurants. Boy, was I wrong! Smita Chandra is a delightful author who infuses her recipes with a bit of history and a dash of insight into Indian culture. These recipes are simple and easy-to-follow, and can also be prepared on an indoor grill. Most of the ingredients and spices can be purchased at a local Indian grocer or can easily be concocted in your own kitchen using a coffee bean grinder. I never expected to have garam masala on my spice rack -- let alone make it myself! -- but I find myself reaching for it again and again when I prepare some of the wonderful dishes in this cookbook. Suitable for novices and experts alike, Indian Grill will not disappoint you.

When this book was new, it was nearly impossible to find. I had to try ordering it from 3 different brick-and-mortar booksellers - Amazon didn't carry it then. Ingram and Baker/Taylor didn't even have it on hand. Once I had it, I wondered why the publisher was being so stupid.

Hands down, this is one of my favorite cookbooks, Indian or otherwise. The only way I'll ever part with it is to die first - and there will be a line for it, since the recipes are hits with everyone I've ever served them to. I have nearly all of the Curry Club books by Pat Chapman, and I use this one as much or more so than all of those combined.

If you find a copy of this book for a reasonable price, GET IT. I have all three of the Authors' books, and if you don't have the other two, get them as well. They are easier, much easier, to find.

I agree with the other poster who stated this particular cookbook is going for *silly* prices on the Web. We can blame the publisher; this was the second of the three books, and the first and last were heavily advertised, promoted, and stocked by every major bookseller in the country. Why this one wasn't I'll never know. Chalk it up to foolish marketing or a very bad PR department!

Save gas money and eat in! With this book you'll never know you didn't go get takeout from the best place in whatever city you're in - even if it's London.

When I became interested in tandoori a few months ago I put in for a book search for this book at Amazon and I gather a few other people did as well. I am afraid that perhaps as a result some book sellers have begun trying to get as much as they possibly could for this book. Currently this book is priced on the internet at betweeen $149.95 and as I check today $2091.59!!! This is crazy!!! I recently got this book on e-bay after having unsuccessfully tried to find a copy that was priced reasonably on the internet. It is a nice book but frankly now that I have a copy I cannot guess what these exorbitant prices might be about other than greed. If you can't get this book try Nita Mehta's "Tandoori Cooking in the Oven" or Pat Chapman's "Tandoori Curry Cookbook". Both books have enough information that I think you will be able to adapt to your grill. Lets not support these kind of exorbitant prices or these kinds of pricing strategies.

Great price--since it is in high demand with people who want to learn Indian cooking. Like me
Elsewhere it sells for over $200.00

She has taken old tandoori cooking and experimented to get the same results in the kitchen.
Very worthwhile having