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Title: Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Sahni ISBN: 0-688-03721-6 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 01 October, 1980 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.63 (41 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must-own for Indian food fans
Comment: I disagree with those who said Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking was simpler--I found this one easier to follow and the recipes less complicated, yet equally as delicious. For the beginner, Sahni also takes time to explain basic techniques, concepts, and spices which are necessary to Indian cooking but may be unfamiliar to Westerners. She even explains how to make chenna and paneer (and then how to turn it into ras malai, which I recommend highly).
The recipes included are wide-ranging (definitely more in here than Jaffrey's) and an excellent introduction to Indian cooking. It's the best basic book on the subject I've used.
Rating: 5
Summary: My Favorite Window Into India
Comment: Some eight years ago or so, I decided to try to impress both my vegetarian and non-vegetarian friends by making them some authentic Indian dishes. The only thing was, I had no real idea of what I was getting into, as almost all of the Indian food I had eaten had been in restaurants in London and the East Village in Manhattan.
Somehow I found my way to purchasing "Classic Indian Cooking." Slowly and methodically, I then made my way through the very helpful discussions about such things as roasting and crushing spices and herbs and techniques for preparing onions, garlic and ginger root as bases for various curry dishes.
I've since learned that this cookbook was ranked last year as one of six all-time cooking "bibles" by the New York Times. I can see why. It's not a picture text (although there are some helpful illustrations); it's a text for teaching yourself a wholly different cuisine whose fundamental cooking techniques may be completely foreign to many home chefs in the United States, although that seems to be changing.
There are some simply astonishing recipes in this book. You will need to take your time though, because they can be complex and may require preparation of recipe components a day ahead of the time you plan to serve your meal. You should take Julie Sahni's words to heart that cooking should be a "relaxing" enterprise.
If pressed to choose a favorite recipe, it would have to be "Keema Bhare Bandh Gobhi" (meat-stuffed cabbage rolls with ginger lemon sauce), which has a vegetarian counterpart in "Aloo Bhare Bandh Gobhi" (same cabbage rolls, but a vegetarian version stuffed with a spicy potato filling). The extraordinary taste of this meal cannot be found in any Indian restaurant of which I am aware (they tend to stick to a small repertoire of established recipes that in no way define the range of cuisine actually available in India). I have seen these cabbage rolls almost voraciously consumed. That--in my book--is the mark of a great meal.
So, my friends over time have been duly impressed and I must say that I've become a much better cook because of "happening" across this true classic of varied Indian cuisines. Hope you have as much fun with it as I have had over the last eight years!
Rating: 5
Summary: If you want THE Indian cookbook, this is it!
Comment: Have been cooking from this book since 1980 and it has really stood the test of time. I have several other Indian cookbooks but this is the only one I use. Every dish I have ever made has been a winner. The Velvet Butter Chicken is out of this world, it does take some effort (make Tandoori chicken first) but is really worth it. Mulligatawny Soup another winner as is the Cauliflower, Green peas, and Potatoes in Spicy Herb Sauce. Have never been disappointed with any recipe from this book.
Ms. Sahni writes clearly and gives practical advice. I learned how to cook Indian food from this book and would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great teacher and guide to the world of Indian cooking.
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Title: Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking by Julie Sahni ISBN: 0688049958 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 09 December, 1985 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey ISBN: 0764156497 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: 1,000 Indian Recipes by Neelam Batra ISBN: 0764519727 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Indian Grocery Store Demystified by Linda Bladholm ISBN: 1580631436 Publisher: Renaissance Books Pub. Date: 12 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Madhur Jaffrey's Quick and Easy Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey, Philip Salaverry ISBN: 0811811832 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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