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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9781552856789
ISBN: 155285678X
Label: Whitecap Books
Manufacturer: Whitecap Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2006-02-04
Publisher: Whitecap Books
Studio: Whitecap Books

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Winner, gold award, Best Hard Cover Recipe Book 2002-2003, Jacob's Creek World Food Media Awards, Adelaide, Australia

The Food of India captures the spirit of one of the world's great cuisines. It includes myriad exciting recipes for the vast array of dishes that are India's modern cuisine, from traditional Moghul dishes, such as korma and kofta, to a selection of breads, dals, and fragrant basmati rice dishes, including pulao and biryani. Stunning color photographs allow readers to explore the country's beauty and rich diversity: snack-sellers on the beaches of Mumbai, rossogolla-makers of Kolkata; the tea gardens of Assam and Munnar.

About The Food of... series
A culinary journey around the world.

Each title in The Food of... series is a comprehensive introduction to one of the world's great cuisines. The books feature more than 100 delicious recipes highlighting the country's culinary treasures. Instructive color photographs of each dish in preparation identify the local ingredients, from vegetables and flavorings fresh from the market to street snacks, sweets, and colorful exotic fruits. Full-color feature sections explore the essence of each individual culture's food and cooking techniques.

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Summary: love the art work!?
Comment: this is a great compendulum of classic indian recipes, with great photos, descriptions of the regions and food. some hard ingredients to locate and maybe its my cooking (although I am an avid cook) - the end result was rather bland. Internet recipes seem to work better. I was hoping for great experiences and felt it was lacking in the end.

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Summary: A great Indian cookbook
Comment: Its clear that much care has gone into this book. It is great in every respect.

It is very well presented with beautiful puctures. The recipies are great, genuine Indian style dishes. The book also contains many small articles on india and indian cultureputs the recipies into cultural context. I especially like how it goes into the basics for making things like Paneer and garam masala.

What else can I say? 5 stars!

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Summary: Great photos and recipes!
Comment: It contains approximately 172 recipes, all with related photos on the same (or facing) page.

There is a fair amount of background and historical information throughout the book, but the strong points are the recipes and photos. The recipes are well formatted, and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. My small neighborhood Indian grocery carries virtually all of the ingredients.

The recipe sections:
- Tiffin (Snacks and Street Food)
- Fish & Seafood
- Poultry & Meat
- Vegetables
- Pulses
- Rice & Grains
- Breads
- Accompaniments
- Sweets & Drinks
- Basics

It has a good glossary and index.

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Summary: Delicious recipes and photography
Comment: When I decided to purchase an Indian cookbook, I looked extensively through the recipes in many different ones before buying this one. Yes, the pictures alone make this a coffee table book worth having, but the recipes were also very well laid out and looked acheivable.

For a point of reference, I am a fairly experienced home cook, but not a pro by any stretch (except possibly a pro at cookbook collecting). This past Saturday night, I had a few friends over and made the following recipes (making them for the first time, I might add) - Butter Chicken, Lamb Korma, Matar Paneer, Raita, Carrot Halva (plus some spiced basmati rice). It was unbelievably scrumptious - with the added bonus of very straightforward, foolproof recipes. I hope to make my way through some more of them very soon. :)

Ditto to several other reviewers' comments that you will need some special spices/ingredients if you don't already have a kitchen stocked for Indian cooking, but nothing that I was unable to find (in the Salt Lake City area). I highly recommend this cookbook.

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Summary: Beautiful Book of Great Foods
Comment: The Food of ______ series of books are exceptional. Each picks a country (China, Italy, France and now India) and gives an exhaustive report on the foods of that countrie. In a country as large and diverse as India, the food choices are equally diverse. The editors discuss the foods of various regions as part of the introduction before going on to the recipies.

While vegetarianism has been and remains a major part of Indian cooking, the country is big enough with enough diversity that virtually every thing is included in at least a few recipies in this book.

Rice is a staple across most of India with many different varieties. If I have a complaint about this book, it is that the authors do all of their rice recipies with Basmati rice. I'd like to see a greater discussion on other types of rice. On the other hand, basmati is probably the easiest Indian rice to get in this country, and I can't imagine that it would make a big difference in the taste to make it with some other kind of rice.

Like the other books in this series, it is profusely illustrated with photographs taken all over the country of both the prepared dishes, sometimes of the preparation, and a few of the spectacular scenery.

As with any kind of specialized cooking, you will find some special spices in use. Thanks to the internet, you should have no trouble getting them by mail if you don't happen to live near a city.

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