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Title: Madhur Jaffrey's Quick and Easy Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey, Philip Salaverry ISBN: 0-8118-1183-2 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Cookbook!
Comment: "Quick and Easy Indian Cooking" is right! I was a little bit hesitant to try this cookbook because I thought Indian cooking could never be easy. But the recipes I've tried so far (silken chicken, meat cubes and smothered beef) were a snap to prepare and tasted great -- and I'm an average cook at best. To the person who said that a pressure cooker is needed for most recipes in this book, this isn't true. Out of over 100 recipes, there are only 8 that call for a pressure cooker. And if you don't have a pressure cooker, the author gives alternate cooking times. If you like Indian cooking, and whether you have a lot of experience in the kitchen or not, then this is the cookbook for you!
Rating: 5
Summary: Madhur Jaffrey - the Savior of expat Indian students!
Comment:
I am a graduate student in the United States, by definition of which, I have to economize on both, the time and the money I spend on cooking. Besides, an important factor in keeping a cheerful countenance is tasty (!) food. This is where Ms. Jaffrey steps in.
Before I started using "Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking," I relied on a few recipes handed down from my Mom and my sister. Some of Ms. Jaffrey's recipes are refreshing renditions of old favorites (e.g. red lentil `tarka', whole green lentils with cilantro and mint, hard boiled eggs masala,...), and some creative delicacies, like fish in green sauce, and stir fried shrimp in an aromatic tomato cream sauce, simply grilled tomatoes,... ah, the list is seemingly endless!
To give a sampling of Ms. Jaffrey's creative prowess in whipping up culinary delights, it is instructive to discuss a recipe that I recently used. `Fish in Green Sauce' (p.69) is a recipe that calls for cooking a green sauce made of onion, garlic, cilantro (the "green"), tomato, ginger, and lemon juice, and then simmering the fish steaks in the sauce. I admit I was skeptical at first. I am a cilantro devotee, and the thought of mixing cilantro and fish never ever occured to me (I guess this is where her creativity comes in). I have just one thing to say about the end result--wow!
I think deep down Ms. Jaffrey is a sentimentalist. Her recipes are peppered with such homey, down-earth musings about her childhood memories as, "... I remembered how much I had loved it [fresh green mango chutney] as a child. Memories of breakfasts and lunches with fresh pooris, vegetables, and this chutney came flooding back." This book evokes similar feeings in me, as I flip through it now, wondering what to cook for dinner tonight, of course, not worrying at all that I have my study group meeting in about one hour.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rave! Rave!
Comment: This cookbook changed my life. It introduced me to a new world of spices, and inspired me to buy a pressure cooker. DON'T let the fact that some of the recipes use a pressure cooker scare you off -- alternate times for nomal stove top cooking given are supplied for each. But! Once I broke down and bought a pressure cooker, I found I didn't have to wait for the weekend to cook these delicious stews.
Fabulous recipes:
- Smothered Lamb (yum!)
- Hard Boiled Eggs Masala
- Ground Lamb with Peas
- Chicken with Spinach and Cilantro
One off-note: Beef with Spinach. What was with that? I think there must have been a printing error w/ the amount of water... But! One bad recipe in the 17 entrees I've tried is a pretty good success rate.
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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: An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey ISBN: 0880016647 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: From Curries to Kebabs : Recipes from the Indian Spice Trail by Madhur Jaffrey ISBN: 0609607049 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Sahni ISBN: 0688037216 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 01 October, 1980 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Indian Grocery Store Demystified : A food lover's guide to all the best ingredients in the traditional foods of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh by Linda Bladholm ISBN: 1580631436 Publisher: Renaissance Books Pub. Date: 12 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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