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1000 Great Indian Recipes Hardcover – June 1, 2005

by Neeta Datta (Author)

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Roli Books Pvt Ltd, India
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June 1, 2005
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8174363459
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Publisher : Roli Books Pvt Ltd, India; First Edition (June 1, 2005)
Language : English
Hardcover : 528 pages
ISBN-10 : 8174363459
ISBN-13 : 978-8174363459
Item Weight : 3.81 pounds
Dimensions : 9.02 x 1.77 x 11.89 inches

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Plumpernickel

EVERY recipe works

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2015

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We have bought about 10 copies of this book and gifted to friends and family, simply because every recipe works. Weirdly, this book is not popularly known, but needs to be. Some recipes need to be tweaked but only in reducing oil/ chillies. One also needs to know basic Indian cooking to follow the recipes, but that being said, EVERY recipe works. We have already tried out about 85% of the recipes and have not been disappointed with any. Would recommend, if you like cooking Indian food.

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C. Dugan-Ihm

Truly great recipies!

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2009

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Best Indian cookbook I own or have ever seen.

I have cooked Indian, my absolute favorite cuisine, for 20+ years, and these recipes are more simply written, with accurate instructions, more authentic, and most importantly, more delicious, than any other Indian cookbook I have used.

It's no-frills. The chapter arrangement is not as mapped out as in most, there are no pictures, the paper is cheap and seems like heavy newsprint, but it makes up for all of that by being as good as or better than any other cookbook, in any category of cuisine.

These are world-class, but also, thankfully, every-day recipies.

Coriander Chicken (Dhaniya Murg), in particular, is the kind of dish whose leftovers you will repeatedly visit your fridge after dinner for. Yum!!!

This cookbook can be had for cheap (mine was under $7.00), and it is worth every penny and more.

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Angelica

paper is simple (which is great becuase the book would weigh a ton otherwise and ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015

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Yes I know there are no pictures, paper is simple (which is great becuase the book would weigh a ton otherwise and this makes it light weight and easy to handle)The recipies look and sound amazing! never seen such a variety of Indian recipes in one place.
Now all I need to do is try them,

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Late Bloomin Heirlooms LLC

Exciting new recipies

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2014

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I am delighted to have this book. the only thing better would be pictures as well. However, that said, if I don't know what it looks like I most likely will have many winners if the taste good. No comparisons, no fouls.

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Patsy Berry

but it was not a good choice for my first Indian cookbook

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015

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Believe it or not, the two recipes I counted on being in the cookbook were not! Cookbook contains an overwhelming number of recipes of course, but it was not a good choice for my first Indian cookbook. There is a lack of glossary explaining Indian terms and ingredients . I bought another more basic cookbook a few days later and it is much better. I am sure I will use this cookbook when I am more experienced with the cuisine.

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Miss Mae

No pictures in this book

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2013

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The recipe book is huge and has lots of recipes, but I was very disappointed that there are no pictures. That explains the nice low price, but I don't know how much I'll use it because I'm usually attracted to try a new recipe through photos.

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jerry i h

Authentic, Way Too Authentic

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2006

The recipes are genuine, native recipes written by Indian master chefs, unfettered by the opinions and prejudices of western, christian, manhattan editors and chefs. If you like Indian food, you have to buy this book. It is an amazing collection of authentic recipes, unsullied by American tastes. No other book has inspired me more to immediately rush to the kitchen and try all of the tasty recipes. If you are willing to work through some difficult recipes, this weighty (4#) tome will supply you a lifetime of recipes. If you have successfully cooked a few Indian meals and more or less understand what is going on, and you want an encyclopedia of Indian food that will supply you with a lifetime of fabulous recipes, this book is for you. If you want to learn about Indian cooking and want a learning resource, avoid this book.

No equivalents are listed for traditional Indian ingredients unavailable in US. It can take a little research and detective work to figure out exactly what some ingredients are. You will probably need another book that just covers cooking techniques and ingredients, or at least an Indian grocery store with patient employees who will explain these things to you. Unless you live near an Indian grocery store or purchase herbs, spices, and other ingredients via the internet, it will be impossible to assemble all of the ingredients for a particular recipe using only standard, American stores and markets. For the recipes I have tried, I have never been able to assemble all of the ingredients (I just leave them out, and it seems to pretty good).

The greatest pity about this book is that the recipes are not identified by region of origin. It could have been a comprehensive guide to regional Indian food. Like Italy, Indian food is very regional. There are absolutely no articles on the different types of regional Indian food, nor are there any explanations about the basics of Indian cooking.

The recipes tend to be difficult to do correctly; a little (sometimes a lot) cooking experience and knowledge is required. The cooking instructions are genuine ones, and have not been adapted to the tools, capabilities, and habits of Americans. Some recipe instructions are much too brief and do not work exactly as described; it takes a little cooking skill to adapt as you go along. Procedures can be hopelessly vague: add just enough water so that when the pan gets dry the meat is properly cooked, or cook till half done (say what?). Many recipes are involved and complicated. It is not unusual for a recipe to have a dozen spices and herbs, 2 dozen total ingredients, and 2 separate cooking steps. Some recipe instructions are hopelessly vague, while others are correct and easily done as stated, but you need some skill to be able to figure out which recipe is which.

Since beef and pork are not eaten in India, there are no recipes for these meats; however, there are many recipes for chicken and lamb. You will need 2 food processors: a smaller one for grinding spice mixtures, and a normal sized one.

FORMAT PROBLEMS

Due to the organization of this book, it is impossible to find a specific recipe. You are more or less obligated to flip through dozens of pages to find any particular recipe unless you are familiar with Hindi. For example, you will find a rice and green pea pulao (pilaf) in the Accompaniment section somewhere and not in the Vegetarian section. Unless you know Hindi, you will have to leaf through the entire 100 page section to find it. TOC is not detailed: lists chapter title only, but each chapter has hundreds of recipes. You are more less obligated to spend several evenings reading through dozens of recipes to find the ones that are easily done.

Titles are in phonetic english of the Hindi name (usually) with english sub-titles. Recipes are categorized in index only by Hindi title. There are dozens of recipes for wonderful vegetable curries and deep-fried dumplings, but you will have a devil of a time trying to find them. Having a Hindi dictionary is useful, as some terms and words are not translated at all, or poorly translated. If you are trying to find a specific recipe, you are out of luck. The TOC lists only the chapter title (some chapters run 150 pages), and the index lists only the Indian name of the recipe, not the descriptive endglish sub-title. There are so many wonderful recipes, but you will never find them unless you flip through the entire book or prepare your own recipe index or TOC.

It has these chapters: Chicken (50 pages), Lamb (64 pages), Fish and Seafood (54 pages), Egg and Pork and Liver (12 pages), Vegetarian (158 pages), Accompaniments (108 pages), Beverages and Soups (14 pages), Desserts and Sweets (47 pages).

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Magnus Norden

Indian cooking - for real...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2014

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I love food. And I love cooking. I am a good eater and an advanced amateur cook. I like spending an afternoon with pots and pans, and then an hour or so by the table tasting the results of my efforts. I am crazy about "real" food - the kind of food prepared by mostly women, all over the world. I also like visiting restaurants serving food cooked by mostly male chefs. But I prefer traditional home-cooking from any continent over fancy restaurant stuff.

Two of my favourite books of recipes are Marzela Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking and Julia Childe's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I like them, since they in a clear way show how to make great and genuine traditional food.

1000 Great Indian Recipes is on a par with these. Cooking with it produces results that are truly "Indian" - and completely unlike the insipid fantasy foods pushed as Indian cuisine in restaurants all over Europe. Some of the most delicious dishes I've ever tasted I've had in India - mainly the south and northwest. I have NEVER had Indian food in Europe (where I live) that has even begun to approach the real deal. And I have never been able to cook "real Indian" food myself. And I have tried.

But with this book, it is very possible.

The one and only thing I am not completely happy about with 1000 Great Indian Recipes, is the fact that it contains quite a lot of non-vegetarian recipes. As I see it, Indian cuisine is basically vegetarian. It thus differs radically from European cuisines, which are based on meat. If there are any cuisines in the world which could be called sustainable, the Indian vegetarian is one. The book contains a lot of vegetarian recipes. I would have liked it to be completely vegetarian.

And I am not even a vegetarian myself. I love a good bœuf bourguignon. But I prefer great vegetarian food any day. And the only really great vegetarian food I have encountered is Indian, north and south.

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Gill

Sofisticated Restaurant Cooking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2016

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This book is full of fancy dishes BUT... this isnt everyday style indian cooking. Its sofisticated indian restaurant cusine AND the instructions and method are complicated, confusing and strange at some places like for example using 2 whole black cardamoms in seekh kebabs without grinding it. The more I cook the more Im dissapointed with this cookbook.

Great book, some of the recipes need a bit ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2015

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Great book, some of the recipes need a bit of interpretation but the results are very nice (better off using the tsp/tbsp/cup measurements as the grams can be quite wrong sometimes).

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Karina

Big, heavy and cumberson

Reviewed in Germany on December 3, 2017

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I like the layout and some of the recipes but it is a huge, heavy book. My little kitchen affords me no space to keep it on the counter while cooking. I dislike that there are no pictures, so for those not familiar with indian cooking would have no idea.

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Sonal

Great

Reviewed in India on November 29, 2017

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The recipes are amazing and I hope to make some soon. I'm very happy with my purchase

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