From her own India, from Bali, Japan, China, from Far Eastern and Middle Eastern countries, Madhur Jaffrey brings us tantalizing new dishes, new flavors and new aromas. 400 recipes using nutritious ingredients.
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From her own India, from Bali, Japan, China, from Far Eastern and Middle Eastern countries, Madhur Jaffrey brings us tantalizing new dishes, new flavors and new aromas. 400 recipes using nutritious ingredients.
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110 of 112 people found the following review helpful
By "t-bone100"
Format:Paperback
I first flipped through this book when I was a teenager almost 18 years ago. I have to admit I was a little put off my the ingredients and techniques that were all so new to me. Years later I gave it another look through. Being a vegetarian at the time, I was missing Chinese food and wanted to try making some of my own. I bought this book and that was it for me. Every weekend I found myself exploring Chinatown, Little India, Japanese, Korean and Thai grocery stores. Afterwards I'd run home and whip up some outstanding meals.
Since then, I've collected most of Madhur Jaffrey's books and my kitchen has truly transformed. I fell in love with Asian food, so much so that I packed up my cases and headed over here to Asia.
This is truly an inspirational and indispensable book. Her Chinese dishes are among the best and her Indian ones are far better than any dishes I've ever had at any Indian restaurant. The tomato chutney is out of this world!
This book is a great launching pad if you're a vegetarian and want to learn how to cook. It's a great alternative to the gaseous bean-filled or heavy-handed cheese recipes in other Western veggie cookbooks. It's also a fantastic cookbook if you want to venture into Asian cooking. Give it a go!
48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There hasn't been one recipe from this book that I haven't loved. I found in my public library and started copying the first few recipes onto cards. After my third time of checking this book out, I realized that I would be copying the whole book if I continued. My personal favorites are the Very Spicy Chickpeas, Her recipe for Paranthas, tofu and Broccoli.
All I can say is don't be intimidated by the spice lists. It makes the ingrediants and recipe look twice as long and complicated as it really is.
I also love the artwork! It is beautiful and elegant to me.
All I can say is don't be intimidated by the spice lists. It makes the ingrediants and recipe look twice as long and complicated as it really is.
I also love the artwork! It is beautiful and elegant to me.
36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've owned this cookbook for more than a decade and the diversity of curious and interesting recipies never fails to captivate and inspire me. While her later cookbooks have beautiful color photographs, I can browse time after time to increase my understanding of how cuisine can be configured. I've cooked Thanksgiving dinner from this cookbook and regularly enjoyed one of my favorite breakfast meals - Blackeye Pea Pancakes rolled with chutney. Aging the mash overnight with the requisite jalapeno pepper in the mix allowed for a tangy, slightly fermented quality to the batter - just think about the collision with chutney in the middle! I generally don't cook by recipes, so this cookbook has allowed my sense of food to expand and be nurtured by creatively inspired, simple knowledge. Madhur Jaffrey's work will never let you down and this information source has long been a foundation stone of my understanding of how interesting food can be.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Extensive
A very extensive cookbook with tons of fantastic meals. I kinda like the sort by main food source ... recipes are collected into groups like: beans, dairy, rice, etc. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Aaron Yeagle
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some of the recipies are great.
I have not cooked any of the recipies yet but some look great and some very difficult. Some of the spices are hard to find.
Published 9 days ago by Mario
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simple introduction to eastern cooking
This book is well organized, and the instructions are clear and simple. If you want to explore new cuisine but aren't an expert chef, I highly recommend this book!
Published 1 month ago by HemingwayFan
4.0 out of 5 stars
delightful change
I bought this book out of curiosity and was happily satisfied by it. The recipes create flavorful, delicious, and satisfying main courses and side dishes. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Shoshana Stenrlicht
2.0 out of 5 stars
OK recipe
First I am picture guy and not having what end product will looks like is a big turn off for me. Second, I tried 3 or 4 recipes and all turned out to be OK. Read more
Published 10 months ago by DT
5.0 out of 5 stars
Madhur Jaffrey is the best Indian cookbook author!
Madhur Jaffrey is the best Indian cookbook author! She has a great writing style and the recipes are just fabulous. Can't wait to try them all!
Published 13 months ago by Reni
5.0 out of 5 stars
No frills, lots of recipes!
I won't lie; I love me a cookbook full of food-porn photos. This book is the opposite. It is a no-frills cookbook without photos or glossy pages. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dominika Lepak
5.0 out of 5 stars
Madhur Jaffrey's World -Of- The- East Vegetarian Cooking
This is one of several Madhur J's books that I have, and as usual there are too many recipes I can't wait to try. Also, you do not have to be a vegetarian to buy this book. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lana
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for every cooking library
I can't praise the book more highly. When I moved from the USA to Japan for 2 years, I took only two cookbooks with me - this one and the Joy of Cooking. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Emma Antunes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best cookbook honor - mine's falling apart!
I have at least 40 cookbooks, but only two that are falling apart so dreadfully they must be held together with a rubber band: The New Basics Cookbook and this one, Madhur... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Lisa Kerr
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