Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian

Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian is a practical and fun guide to cooking quick and easy Indian food. Unlike many cookbooks, these recipes do not assume that you've already peeled, chopped, and seeded everything in your kitchen before you've even begun! Instead, this book offers short-cuts and time-saving tips to realistically fitting Indian cooking into your busy lifestyle. Whether it's the inventive use of flour tortillas to make samosas or a can of juice to make a one-ingredient tamarind dipping sauce, this book is your honest resource to having your curry and eating it too!

Inside, you'll find recipes for quick vegetarian versions of North Indian favorites like "chicken" korma, chickpea curry, palak tofu, as well as South Indian dishes like sambar, rava dosa, and tamarind rice. And desserts are not an afterthought, with recipes that feature fast techniques for making gulabjamuns, carrot halwa, coconut rice pudding, and more! With more than 60 user-friendly recipes-a majority of which are vegan-Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian is the new guide to simple and accessible Indian food.

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Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian

Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian is a practical and fun guide to cooking quick and easy Indian food. Unlike many cookbooks, these recipes do not assume that you've already peeled, chopped, and seeded everything in your kitchen before you've even begun! Instead, this book offers short-cuts and time-saving tips to realistically fitting Indian cooking into your busy lifestyle. Whether it's the inventive use of flour tortillas to make samosas or a can of juice to make a one-ingredient tamarind dipping sauce, this book is your honest resource to having your curry and eating it too!

Inside, you'll find recipes for quick vegetarian versions of North Indian favorites like "chicken" korma, chickpea curry, palak tofu, as well as South Indian dishes like sambar, rava dosa, and tamarind rice. And desserts are not an afterthought, with recipes that feature fast techniques for making gulabjamuns, carrot halwa, coconut rice pudding, and more! With more than 60 user-friendly recipes-a majority of which are vegan-Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian is the new guide to simple and accessible Indian food.

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Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian

Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian

by Varu Chilakamarri
Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian

Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian

by Varu Chilakamarri

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Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian is a practical and fun guide to cooking quick and easy Indian food. Unlike many cookbooks, these recipes do not assume that you've already peeled, chopped, and seeded everything in your kitchen before you've even begun! Instead, this book offers short-cuts and time-saving tips to realistically fitting Indian cooking into your busy lifestyle. Whether it's the inventive use of flour tortillas to make samosas or a can of juice to make a one-ingredient tamarind dipping sauce, this book is your honest resource to having your curry and eating it too!

Inside, you'll find recipes for quick vegetarian versions of North Indian favorites like "chicken" korma, chickpea curry, palak tofu, as well as South Indian dishes like sambar, rava dosa, and tamarind rice. And desserts are not an afterthought, with recipes that feature fast techniques for making gulabjamuns, carrot halwa, coconut rice pudding, and more! With more than 60 user-friendly recipes-a majority of which are vegan-Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian is the new guide to simple and accessible Indian food.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780578651880
Publisher: Fenugreek Press
Publication date: 08/11/2020
Pages: 190
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Varu Chilakamarri is a writer and attorney living in Washington, D.C. She's not a chef but can relate to the challenges of having a hectic life, trying to be a somewhat healthy vegetarian, and not having a lot of time to cook. She learned about the authentic, labor-intensive cooking style of Indian cuisine from her parents and has published numerous food essays in the Huffington Post and other outlets.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECIPES

INTRODUCTION

Ingredients: What Do I Really Need?

Smart Cooking Tips

SIMPLE STARTERS & DIPS

Indian Spices: Oil Infusion Demystified

Easy Entertaining: "Exotic Happy Hour"

CURRIES IN A HURRY

"Meaty" Curries and the Lessons of Childhood

Veggie Curries for College and for Life

LAZY LENTILS & SOUPS

Lazy Lentils: The Basics

Lentils, Rice, and the Comforts of Home

GO-TO GRAINS

Rice, Marriage, and Bridging the Gaps

Almost-Minute Rice: The Basics

Making Friends and Fast Flavors

DESSERTS IN A DASH

Indian Desserts: Delicious but Delayed

Puddings, Porridges, and Generations of Love

Closing Time: The Emergency Cocktail

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

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