Tandoor: The Great Indian Barbecue [Hardcover]

Ranjit Rai (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2001

Cooking in baked-clay ovens dates back to images found on wall paintings in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the Indian version-tandoor-can rightly claim to be one of the world's oldest methods of cooking. In this definitive work on the subject, expert Ranjit Rai presents over 70 recipes covering virtually every lamb, fish, poultry and kebab dish prepared in this ancient style. It has a section on breads, and also includes a number of vegetarian dishes, as well as comprehensive listings of marinades and tenderizers, chutneys and relishes. Prefacing each recipe is a detailed background on its history and provenance (as well as some generous sampling from various ancient cooking sutras).

Tandoor is above all designed for easy use, and all recipes are presented clearly and many are accompanied by beautiful full color photographs. This is the last word on this wonderful and very popular cuisine.

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About the Author

Ranjit Rai was a successful businessman and philanthropist in New Dehli, as famous for his passion for the cuisine of his homeland as for his philanthropy. An excellent cook, Tandoor is the culmination of his love of this ancient cooking tradition. He died in 1993.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 262 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Hardcover (October 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585671444
• ISBN-13: 978-1585671441
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,636,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, June 4, 2003

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"kaycekay" (tamil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tandoor: The Great Indian Barbecue (Hardcover)

a must in a chefs library
a star in my collection
the pictures are excellent
some of the reciepes though improvised are still authentic
illustrations and history of the tandoor and its making guides and gives u an impeccable knowledge of this cuisine wanting u to share with others

again i dont hesitate to give a 5 star rating for the authors effort

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very original taste, February 6, 2003

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"pratik77" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tandoor: The Great Indian Barbecue (Hardcover)

The book is nicely laid out. Starts by explaining about construction of tandoor. Talks a lot about the spices used. Tandoori chicken recipe is very original. Has lots of pictures. A must have Indian barbeq book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FROM AUSSIE BBQ TO GREAT INDIAN BBQ, December 1, 2009

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This review is from: Tandoor: The Great Indian Barbecue (Hardcover)

THIS BOOK WILL TAKE PRIDE AND PLACE IN MY COLLECTION OF GREAT COOKERY BOOKS.
HAVING RECENTLY PURCHASED A TANDOOR I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GET THE BEST RESULTS FROM IT.
THIS WELL ILLUSTRATED BOOK IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND WILL GIVE GREAT PLEASURE TO MYSELF AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO LOVE FOOD FROM THE TANDOOR.