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With more than ten reprints, it's clear cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey wins the popular vote for delicious Indian recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Now with a beautiful new design and all-new photographs, Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking is ready to wow another generation of home cooks. Written by the world's foremost authority on Indian cooking, this terrific volume boasts a tantalizing array of appetizers, entres, beverages, and desserts for every occasion. From Silken Chicken and Pork Vindaloo to Fresh Red Chutney with Almonds and Sweet, Pale Orange, Mango Lassi, Quick & Easy Indian Cooking makes this exotic cuisine accessible and enjoyableas perfect for entertaining as it is for everyday cooking.

This title was selected in the New York Times list of "most-stained" favorite cookbooks from a miscellany of chefs, authors, shop and restaurant owners, stylists and bloggers.

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Ever get a midnight hankering for onion fritters, or for a plate of lamb stewed in coconut milk? The recipes for these Indian delicacies are widely considered to be on the forbidding side. Yet Madhur Jaffrey, an international authority on Indian food and the host of several tandoori-driven TV shows, makes it all seem relatively easy. The kicker: more than 70 of the dishes can be prepared in a half-hour or less. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"The title of Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking (Chronicle, $19.95), an invitation to fast, flavor-filled food from the subcontinent, is not an oxymoron. Most of the more than 70 recipes, from soups to sweets, can be made in 30 minutes or less and the luscious, full-page, full-color photos add to the appeal." &mdashBookpage, January, 2008

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Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; First Edition (1st printing) edition (July 12, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811859010
ISBN-13: 978-0811859011
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 8.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (207 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Asian Cooking > Indian
- #34 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Beverages & Wine > Beer
- #190 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking Methods > Quick & Easy

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Best Indian Cookbook period.

ByOwen Linderholmon January 24, 2005

Format: Paperback

I've been eating Indian food for over 30 years and cooking it for over 20. I can't believe the few negative comments about this book. You do NOT need a pressure cooker. You will very soon be making food better than any Indian Restaurant in the US. I have made about 15 of the recipes without a single dud and four of them are now absolute regulars at our house. It is FAR better than all the other books with fancier photos or millions of recipes.

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Almost 100% successful recipes

ByAdam Engston January 12, 1999

Format: Paperback

Overall, this is a fabulous cookbook, and we've made most of the recipes with great success. The person who reviewed it above complaining about the onion fritter recipe is correct - that's one of two confusing recipes in the book.
(Add 1/2 cup water for the onion fritters, normal flour works fine, and if you're using a deep fat fryer, try 380 degrees. Once you do these things, the onion fritters are great.)
The other dangerous recipe is the fish fillets in a curry sauce, which is hard because it doesn't scale well and the heat is highly dependent on your curry powder.
Otherwise, though, the recipes are stunningly good, and generally easy after the work of cutting everything up and measuring spices. Even ingredients I don't like normally, like spinach and cabbage are wonderful when cooked in Indian food.
Highly recommended.

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Great for a beginner.

ByJennifer Balbaleon December 12, 2003

Format: Paperback

This book is a great introduction to Indian cooking. First of all, I wanted to address a previous review. Someone posted that they hated this book. They blatantly stated that they didn't even try the recipes. Don't be swayed by their review this book is great.
Think of this book as a shorthand guide to Indian cooking. I married an Indian, and I wanted to cook him Indian food but did not have the slightest idea on the style and attitude towards Indian cooking. I was mostly concerned with it's authentic taste. This was the first book I used to teach myself Indian cooking.
You will find curries, kebabs, pooris, chutneys, or anything else relevant to an Indian dinner. She carefully describes how to find scarce items with a wonderful glossary in back. She will teach you what is imperative to have and what combinations make the meal seamless. The tastes are definitely pleasing.
What's even more pleasing? To hear my husband tell his brother and his friends that, "We are eating saag gosht with pooris tonite," and to hear them reply with, "You are so lucky." As many of his Indian friends are bachelors busy with the school books, they miss the taste of India made at home.
So what have we learned today, boys and girls? 1)This book is for beginners, however, very authentic. 2) You can't go wrong with Madhur Jaffrey. 3)Ignore the person who wrote that bad review. Enjoy!

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Madhur Jaffrey - the Savior of expat Indian students!

ByA customeron December 22, 1996

Format: Paperback

I am a graduate student in the United States, by definition
of which, I have to economize on both, the time and the
money I spend on cooking. Besides, an important factor in keeping
a cheerful countenance is tasty (!) food. This is where
Ms. Jaffrey steps in.

Before I started using "Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian
Cooking," I relied on a few recipes handed down from my Mom
and my sister. Some of Ms. Jaffrey's recipes are
refreshing renditions of old favorites (e.g. red lentil `tarka',
whole green lentils with cilantro and mint, hard boiled eggs
masala,...), and some creative delicacies, like fish in green sauce, and
stir fried shrimp in an aromatic tomato cream sauce, simply
grilled tomatoes,... ah, the list is seemingly endless!

To give a sampling of Ms. Jaffrey's creative prowess in
whipping up culinary delights, it is instructive to discuss
a recipe that I recently used. `Fish in Green Sauce' (p.69)
is a recipe that calls for cooking a green sauce made of onion,
garlic, cilantro (the "green"), tomato, ginger, and lemon
juice, and then simmering the fish steaks in the sauce.
I admit I was skeptical at first. I am a cilantro devotee,
and the thought of mixing cilantro and fish never ever
occured to me (I guess this is where her creativity comes in).
I have just one thing to say about the end result--wow!

I think deep down Ms. Jaffrey is a sentimentalist. Her
recipes are peppered with such homey, down-earth musings
about her childhood memories as, "... I remembered how much I
had loved it [fresh green mango chutney] as a child. Memories
of breakfasts and lunches with fresh pooris, vegetables, and
this chutney came flooding back." This book evokes similar
feeings in me, as I flip through it now, wondering what to cook
for dinner tonight, of course, not worrying at all that I have
my study group meeting in about one hour.

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Delicious food on my first attempt!

ByA customeron May 27, 2000

Format: Paperback

We have been searching for a novice's guide to Indian cooking, and have had great luck with this one. After borrowing it from the library for a test drive, I had to buy it. I made the Spicy Grilled Chicken, Smothered Pork and Royal Chicken Cooked in Yogurt. These recipes were easy to prepare and DELICIOUS - and I'm not a very experienced cook. All these recipes were really great on the first try.
The recipes are simple in that they don't have lots of steps, and often allow the cook to kick back for a few minutes while something simmers. You have to add lots of spices, but adding a teaspoon of Garam Masala is not a big deal. It seems to be part of the magic in Indian food - if you get the spices right, it tastes right! We also have Jaffrey's "Taste of India" which is of the more time-consuming and complicated style, and appreciate this easier approach. The beautiful photos and descriptions really inspire you to cook.
By the way, it seems the Colorado review is inaccurate about the canned vegetables - I looked through the whole cookbook and only found canned tomatoes and coconut milk. Doesn't bother me!

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The one I use the most

ByDeepion March 20, 2006

Format: Paperback

I'm Indian and my mom never taught me how to cook... This cookbook really is quick and easy to follow (unlike the ones that call for 100 grams of something) and everything has turned out well. By the way, you don't _need_ a pressure cooker -- it just speeds things up sometimes (I don't have one).

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"quick and easy. " I've tried close to a dozen recipes ...

This cookbook lives up to the title, "quick and easy." I've tried close to a dozen recipes and have yet to hit a dud.Read more

Published 15 days ago by joe

I did read over it and it looked like the recipes are easy to follow

I bought this as a gift. I did read over it and it looked like the recipes are easy to follow. Lots of pictures of the completed recipes.

Published 22 days ago by Teresa Sanchez

Excellent Indian cookbook

This is an excellent cookbook that I bought as a gift for a friend so she could learn to cook Indian dishes.Read more

Published 1 month ago by Carolyn Huggard

The recipes are easy and delicious

This cookbook has been our go-to guide for Indian cooking ever since the Indian restaurant in our town closed. The recipes are easy and delicious.Read more

Published 1 month ago by A. Scull

Five Stars

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Published 2 months ago by shef

Five Stars

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Published 4 months ago by Terry Rorison

I haven't made a bad meal out of this book

My go-to cookbook for Indian food. I haven't made a bad meal out of this book. Everything is outstanding.

Published 4 months ago by Meredith

A winner!

Good book for those just starting to try Indian cooking.

Published 5 months ago by Susan Walls

good eats

book has good recipes, easy to follow instructions, and the food is very tasty.

Published 6 months ago by Joseph E. Owens

Love it!

Easy to follow, delicious home-style recipes!
Tried one today- so quick and so delicious, perfect for busy moms ;)

Published 6 months ago by MKS

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