| Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery | 
 enlarge
| Author: Madhur Jaffrey
Brand: Books
Category: Book
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £12.54
You Save: £7.45 (37%)
New (19) Used (7) from £11.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1548
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 275
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0563488212
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780563488217
ASIN: 0563488212
Publication Date: November 7, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
A revised and updated edition of Madhur Jaffrey's classic Indian cookery book. As well as recipes, she includes comprehensive background information on spices and seasonings, equipment, authentic preparation techniques and suggested menus.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
Best Indian Cookery Book November 24, 2008
Like the other reviewers, our copy of this book looks disgusting - all the page corners are bent over, many pages are besplattered with turmeric and other remnants of dishes made, and its grown to about double its original thickness.
It's superb and 95% of the dishes have been wonderful. We repeat them time and again. It uses a certain set of easy-to-get spices and, once you have them all, you can just about make anything in the book. You need a bit of time for preparation but the results are great. Our favourites are too many to mention but special places in our hearts and stomachs are: lamb rogan josh, chicken with tomatoes, royal beef, chickpeas, black-eyed beans, and potatoes with sesame seeds.
One word of warning: Madhur tends to be a bit heavy on the use of salt - would recommend halving the amounts she uses.
Indian home cooking February 1, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My copy of this little book is now almost illegible in places due to heavy use in the kitchen. Over time I have tried most of the dishes, and I keep returning to our many favourites. I have several Indian friends who tell me that the recipes are very authentic versions of their family home-cooked meals. Try these recipes and you'll never want to cook with pre-made sauces, or eat takeaway curries ever again. An absolute masterpiece which I'll probably have to buy another copy of to replace my be-smeared one.
A great masterpiece! November 6, 2005
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
After eating mom´s delicious indian delicacies for years, it was a bit of a challenge to take on cooking. For about 3 years I struggled with my dishes - overcooked them, or had too much of some spices, or ended up with all dishes tasting the same.
So when I finally decided to learn a little from some books, I was looking for a book with a good mix of authentic dishes.And what a great book to have bought. If nothing else, this book has taught me how to cook decent chicken and chick peas. Dishes have ingredients found in normal shops, dont take 10 hrs to cook and really do taste well. This book is definitely a great buy!
very authentic January 23, 2005
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought this book after being recommended it by a friend and I have to say as a second generation Indian girl, the recipes are very authentic. Some of them are exactly the same as the recipes, that have been passed on through the generations of my mother's family. The only bad thing I would say, is in the quatities of ingredients given. For example, instead of saying 4 onions she says to use 50g of onion! Other than that, the recipes are thorough and produce some tasty dishes. This is definately a 'must', if you're Indian, living away from home and want to recreate the dishes that your mother makes!
gorgeous Indian food from an expert September 20, 2003
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
I love cooking Indian food and have quite a few of Madhur's books, but this is by far my fave one. The spice descriptions and techniques at the start of the book would be useful for beginners, while I like to try out the menu suggestions. I find all the recipes I've tried to be very accurate and always a big hit with my family. The best so far has been cod steaks in a spicy tomato sauce, where we found the fish to be totally succulent. This is served with rice and scrummy spicy cucumber wedges. I also found it hard to resist trying out the tempting lamb dishes. The up-to-date design and pretty photos in this book make it a lovely gift. It's certainly one book that I will turn to over and over again.
|
|
|
