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Learn to COOK - Indian Home Cooking: A Fresh Introduction to Indian Food, with More Than 150 Recipes
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Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5954
EAN: 9780609611012
ISBN: 0609611011
Label: Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2004-08-31
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Release Date: 2004-08-31
Studio: Clarkson Potter
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With its exotic aromas and complex flavors, Indian cuisine is one of the world's best. It's no wonder that so many people adore it--and also no surprise that it could seem daunting to cook Indian food at home. Now, acclaimed chef and cooking teacher Suvir Saran cuts out the fuss, sharing casual, home-style Indian dishes that are perfect for everyday cooking.
Indian Home Cooking is a celebration of the food Indians cook in American kitchens today, using ingredients found in most supermarkets. With streamlined techniques and intense, authentic flavors, Indian Home Cooking heralds a new generation of Indian cookbooks. From slow-simmered curries with layered flavors to quickly sautéed dishes, these approachable recipes explore the wide world of Indian cuisine, including:
*Irresistible snacks and appetizers, such as Puff Pastry Samosas with Green Peas, and Spinach-Potato Patties
*Seductively spiced lentil dals, from the North Indian classic flavored with whole cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves to a Southern Indian version with dried red chilies, mustard seeds, and curry leaves
*Aromatic meat and seafood curries, like Coconut Chicken with Cashews and spicy Goan Shrimp Balchao
*An incredible range of vegetable dishes, including Stir-Fried Green Beans with Cumin, and Cauliflower with Sautéed Green Peppers, Tomato, and Yogurt
*Easy, colorful chutneys and pickles to fill your pantry
Filled with gorgeous photographs, fresh flavors, and practical advice, Indian Home Cooking is an illuminating guide to real Indian food.
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Summary: Review from a seasoned cook of Indian origin...
Comment: Ok, so I bought this book as one of the first additions to my limited cookbook collection. Obviously I was looking for different ideas and techniques than what I'm accustoemd to. For non-Indians this could be a good introduction to Indian cooking. However it would be quite a disappointment for Indians. It is full of useless pictures of spices and unconvincing anecdotes and the recipes are close variations of eachother. The rice cooking technique makes the rice sticky unless you add butter(not mentioned), which I'm sure most pro chefs do, but is not a good idea for everyday home cooking. If you've been cooking for a while then you can tell right away by looking at the recipes that they are only meant to sound exotic but are neither authentic nor will they be edible unless you make serious modifications of your own...basically not worth it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't let the title fool you...
Comment: When I purchased this book I was hoping for 'authentic' Indian recipes and was disappointed to find they were not. Many recipes make substitutions instead of using the original ingredients; or the recipes are 'modified' from the original.
The author also includes a number of NON-Indian recipes in this book [especially in the dessert section]. What on earth are they doing in here?? How does this relate to 'Indian Home Cooking'??
You also get a lot less recipes than you bargain for since many recipes are just slight variations of each other. I would have preferred more and different dishes.
Of the dishes I have tried, none of them have been very outstanding and are not worth repeating.
Customer Rating:
Summary: BETTER THAN YOUR LOCAL
Comment: FINALLY A GREAT INDIAN COOK BOOK - SUVIR AND STEPANIE HAVE DONE THEIR
HOME WORK IN THESE 262 PAGES THEIR RECIPES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THEIR
DIRECTIONS ARE ACCURATE - THEIR TECHNIQUES WILL IMMEDIATELY ALLOW YOU
TO CREATE AUTHENTIC,TASTY AND SPECIAL INDIAN FOOD ALL IN THE COMFORTS
OF YOUR OWN KITCHEN - RECIPE AFTER RECIPE I HAVE TRIED AND TESTED HAVE
DELIVERED THE GOODS - COMING FROM LONDON A GOOD CURRY IS A WEEKLY
RITUAL SO A COOK BOOK THAT YOU CAN USE REGULARLY AS OPPOSED TO MANY
THAT YOU ONLY USE ONCE A MONTH IS CERTAINLY VALUE FOR MONEY.
FOR INDIAN FOOD LOVERS - BUY THIS BOOK - BEFORE YOU COOK ANYTHING FIND
THE BEST INDIAN SUPERMARKET IN YOUR AREA - USING THE GLOSSARY IN THE
BACK OF THE BOOK SELECT A VARIETY OF DRY INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED TO
STOCK YOUR PANTRY - BUY THEM,TOTAL INVESTMENT AROUND $40,FOR A
VITAL FRESH INGEDIENT DON'T FORGET THE "CURRY LEAVES".
NOW YOUR READY TO EXPERIMENT WITH "INDIAN HOME COOKING"
THE RICE DISHES -THE DAL DISHES - THE LAMB AND CHICKEN DISHES ARE ALL
SUPERB - THE SEAFOOD DISHES ARE NOT MY FAVORITES NOT BECAUSE OF THE
RECIPES BUT I THINK DELICATE SEA FOOD FLAVORS ARE MASKED TO HEAVILY
BY INDIAN SPICES.
TOASTING AND GRINDING YOUR OWN SPICES IS A MUST, WHAT A DIFFERENCE
THIS WILL MAKE TO YOUR DISHES.
WHAT A DFIFFERENCE THIS BOOK WILL MAKE TO THE WAY YOUR HOME SMELLS
NOT IN A BAD WAY BUT DAYS AFTER THAT MIND BLOWING CURRY - YOU WILL
STILL BE REMINDED OF WHAT YOU PREPAIRED.
FOLLOW EACH RECIPE TO THE LETTER - SOME FINAL TASTING OR TWEAKING
MAY BE REQUIRED DEPENDING ON YOUR OWN TASTE BUDS - IE;SALT/PEPPER
LEMON/CILANTRO ETC ETC.
AS IN ALL GREAT FOOD YOUR PREP TIME IS LONG HOWEVER GETTING ALL
THOSE INGREDIENTS READY WILL GUARENTEE YOUR INDIAN FOOD WILL
HIT THE PLATE WITH GUSTO,- YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL BE MORE
THAN IMPRESSED WITH THE CALIBER OF INDIAN FOOD YOU CAN
ACCOMPLISH FROM THIS EXCITING AND WELL THOUGHT OUT COOK
BOOK,EVAN THOUGH YOUR LOCAL CURRY HOUSE MAY NOT SEE YOU
AS OFTEN.
ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN - INDIAN HOME COOKING IS A - NINE -
DON'T FORGET THE ALL IMPORTANT CONDIMENTS PEOPLE.
PETER CHRISTIAN - LOS ANGELES.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I finally leard Indian cooking with this book
Comment: I tried several times to teach myself to cook Indian cuisine but didn't succeed until I found this book. I wonderful and workable primer. The delicious recipes herein teach the basic techniques of Indian cooking while allowing a lot of room for creativity. Contains the most useful discussion of Indian ingredients and substitutions I've found. A must-have for anyone who loves Indian food but thought they couldn't make it at home.
Customer Rating:
Summary: not enough photos
Comment: I have a pet peeve about cookbooks that do not have a photo of each recipe. About 1 out of 3 recipes have a photo of the finished dish. The photo lets me know if a dish has a lot of sauce, if it looks crispy, fried, etc... so I know quickly if it's something I'll want to try or not. I don't like having to read through all of the steps to figure out what the end will look like... which is the other thing, the steps are in paragraphs, conversational form. I prefer Step by Step numbered instructions, which helps me stay on track while cooking.
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