An Invitation to Indian Cooking
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An Invitation to Indian Cooking

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2011

    Excellent introduction to Indian cooking

    Ms. Jaffrey's greatest gift to the novice of Indian cooking is her ability to adapt recipes to Western kitchens and Western ingredients. She offers reasonable and easily found substitutions for more obscure ingredients and cooking methods. I have given this book as a wedding gift, a house-warming gift, a birthday gift, even as an unbirthday gift. It is one of my most dog-eared and food-stained.

    She is also very clear that chili powder, dried chilis and green chilis should be added to taste, or may be omitted altogether. If you do not tolerate hot food, substitute paprika for chili powder or dried chilis, and some minced bell pepper for green chilis. That way you get the flavor and the veggie value without the heat.

    While the recipes may look long and overwhelming at first glance, most of them are one pot meals. This means that the long list of ingredients, once chopped, measured, or prepped, simply go into the same pot in a particular order with a particular amount of time between each. The end results are so very worth the prep time, which is, in fact, minimal.

    I withhold a star for oil and salt. I have found that in almost every case, the amount of oil she calls for can be reduced by half to two-thirds. I find that the amount of salt she suggests to overwhelm the entire dish. So, I leave salt out altogether in cooking, adding it to taste just before serving.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 30, 2002

    Mouthwatering...

    Madhur Jaffrey is an international authority on Indian food and the host of several tandoori-driven TV shows. She walks you through each step of the process. Just follow her detailed directions and you will end up with mouth-watering dishes. Recipedelights.com recommends this illustrated book with more than 200 recipes, to non-Indians.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 22, 2013

    Mine just arrived, but WHERE ARE THE PICTURES?  How do I know if

    Mine just arrived, but WHERE ARE THE PICTURES?  How do I know if what I'm doing is right?  If you are a visual person, like I am, then don't bother.  This book is strictly text.  

    I'm giving this boom 2-stars but not because of the recipes, because I haven't tried, but I'd rather look for a book with more visual cues.  

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