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Title: Dakshin: Vegetarian Cuisine from South India by Chandra Padmanabhan ISBN: 9-6259352-7-4 Publisher: Periplus Editions Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (35 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely authentic South Indian recipes
Comment: If you follow her instructions exactly, the results taste exactly like my mom's cooking, or my aunts. I go a little slower on the chillies, but that is a personal preference and depends on the type of chilli used. Its perfect in terms of flavor for sambhar, rasam, avial, mor kuzhambu etc. However, the recipes don't include chettinad flavors etc. i.e. I found that her non Rasam type dishes do turn out a little watery. So I would personally be a little more generous with the thuvar dhal(make extra and add to thickness/taste)
I would definitely not recommend "Savoring the Spice Coast" from Maya Kaimal like the Berkeley reviewer did. This cookbook uses absolutely the right ingredients, and unlike Maya Kaimal's cookbook, does not treat curry leaves and bay leaves as equivalents. For dosas in the USA even in a California winter, one needs to ferment the batter in a warm oven at least overnight. In Chennai, 4-5 hours at room temp would have done it. And in terms of spiciness, I use more jalapenos than I would serranos, and of course habanero chillis i use sparingly. And with ginger, young ginger is very mild. How fine you chop/grate also makes a difference to the spiciness obtained.
I buy this book for friends, and even have a copy for our vacation home since I find it hard not to have on hand. An absolute must if you cook S. Indian. though not quite as comprehensive as the long time staple "cook and see"
Rating: 5
Summary: Just like mom's cooking
Comment: I am myself from South India but moved to the U.S. before I could learn how to make all the traditional dishes. Occasionally mom write down a couple of recipes for me. But eversince I got this book, I do not have to bother mom. The recipes are very simple to follow once you get a hang of the basic ingredients used in South Indian cooking and the taste is unbeatable. What more, South Indian vegetarian cuisine is healthy and wholesome.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: Amazing book. All recipes I have tried were great. It is the kind of book where just looking at the photos makes you hungry.
(I am an Indian, though not a South Indian.)
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Title: Samayal: The Pleasures of South Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Viji Varadarajan ISBN: 8175251743 Publisher: Orient Enterprises Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Yamuna Devi ISBN: 0525245642 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Healthy South Indian Cooking by Alamelu Vairavan, Patricia Marquardt ISBN: 0781808677 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking by Julie Sahni ISBN: 0688049958 Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks Pub. Date: 01 November, 1985 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Amma's Cookbook : From Indian Village to Internet by Amma ISBN: 1869503872 Publisher: Consortium Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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