The Indian Recipe Book: Over 200 Deliciously Authentic Dishes [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Shehzad Husain (Author), Rafi Fernandez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

The sub-continent of India has a diverse range of cuisines, and this heady mixture is demonstrated here in a step-by-step format that will encourage beginners. There are over 150 recipes in all, and at-a-glance cook's tips.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Anness (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842151916
• ISBN-13: 978-1842151914
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,994,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indian Recipe Book, November 25, 2001

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"nilesinvt" (Rutland, VT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Indian Recipe Book: Over 200 Deliciously Authentic Dishes (Paperback)

This book is very easy to use and the finished product tastes as if it came straight from an Indian restaurant! Have bought numerous copies for people we've cooked for using this cookbook (who have raved about the dishes we've made). A must buy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars faboulous, scrumptious recipies, November 22, 2003

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Shelley Gammon "Geek" (Kaufman, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Indian Recipe Book: Over 200 Deliciously Authentic Dishes (Paperback)

Extensive photographs and step-by-step instructions enable the kitchen challenged to whip up some incredible dishes.

If you plan on preparing a dish or an entire 3 course meal, write down all the ingredients and make sure you have all of them before preceding. You will most likely need to go to a specialty store to get some of the spices or other ingredients for your spice rack. One of the reasons Indian food is so incredibly unique in flavor is due to the use of non-Western spices and combinations of ingredients that are truly foreign (pardon the pun) to most westerners.

My less than perfect rating is due to the fact there are several crucial recipies that are absent. No instruction on how to make mint or tamarind chutney - the mainstays of any and every table at an Indian restaurant. Also no information on papads (lentil wafers) or my favorite dish, Aloo Bengan (a potato and eggplant dish).

Despite these missing items, there will be no boring meals when you follow the recipies in this book. I have prepared Indian dishes in lieu of traditional turkey and ham during Thanksgiving and Christmas for my family and have received nothing but praise and awe. I am not domestic and don't care for cooking, but when I am preparing a lot of dishes, I want to reap a lot of benefit for my efforts and this book doesn't let you down.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing author, February 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Indian Recipe Book: Over 200 Deliciously Authentic Dishes (Paperback)

This is one of the best author's of indian cooking on the market! I miss the tastes of home and with this book I can actually recreate them in my kitchen!!