The Exquisite World of Indian Cuisine


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The first comprehensive book on mastering the art of Indian cooking. Each page of the book is like a journey into Indian culture and cuisine. The recipes of the book reflect the real essence of Indian cuisine by showing the vast variety of Indian culture and food. The recipes are made easy by step-by-step instructions with an emphasis on the heath benefits of spices and herbs used. The book is truly beautiful to look at with amazing pictures of recipes, cultural festivals, landscapes, historical marvels and religious places. Original.




Modern Indian Cooking


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Renowned chefs Nayak and Khanna meld the complexity, history, and flavor of Indian cooking into fresh, simple dishes for a modern aesthetic for today's fast-paced lifestyles, with accessible ingredients and simple cooking methods.




America's Favorite Recipes, Part II


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America is often called the world's melting pot, a title that proudly celebrates its joyful amalgamation of many peoples, cultures, customs, languages and flavors. From every region of the world, people make the journey to start new lives in the United States, and they bring these international charms with them. America accepts people of all cultures and traditions with open arms. Home chef Uma Aggarwal, the author of The Exquisite World of Indian Cuisine and America's Favorite Recipes, Part I, presents a new collection of these melting-pot recipes, focusing specifically on entrées. An avid and passionate student of American cooking, she shares helpful information about the origin and history of these recipes as well. She uses exquisite Indian herbs and spices for both the flavor and the health benefits they impart. Inside, you'll find recipes for: Salmon Wellington Salmon Puff Pastry with Mushroom Duxelles Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork French Beef Bourguignon Green Curry Chicken with Peas and Basil Lemony Broccoli and Chick Peas Rigatoni Sweet and Sour Tofu (Ma Po Tofu) Kim Chi Fried Rice with Korean Pepper Paste Vegetarian Chimichangas with Bean and Cheese Filling Swiss and Gouda Curry Fondue And more Thanks to the contributions of generations of international cooks, the face of American cuisine is a dynamic one. Now, home chefs can easily draw inspiration from these pioneers. Bring the flavors of the world home today, with America's Favorite Recipes, Part II.




Eating India


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Though it's primarily Punjabi food that's become known as Indian food in the United States, India is as much an immigrant nation as America, and it has the vast range of cuisines to prove it. In Eating India, award-winning food writer and Bengali food expert Chitrita Banerji takes readers on a marvelous odyssey through a national cuisine formed by generations of arrivals, assimilations, and conquests. With each wave of newcomers-ancient Aryan tribes, Persians, Middle Eastern Jews, Mongols, Arabs, Europeans-have come new innovations in cooking, and new ways to apply India's rich native spices, poppy seeds, saffron, and mustard to the vegetables, milks, grains, legumes, and fishes that are staples of the Indian kitchen. In this book, Calcutta native and longtime U.S. resident Banerji describes, in lush and mouthwatering prose, her travels through a land blessed with marvelous culinary variety and particularity.




Incredible Taste of Indian Vegetarian Cuisine


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If you are a foodie, then you must possess one of Uma Aggarwal’s cook books. They are filled with exquisite recipes that not only date back millennia, but also include some innovations that add a new dimension to Indian cooking.




Dishoom


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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A love letter to Bombay told through food and stories, including their legendary black daal' Yotam Ottolenghi At long last, Dishoom share the secrets to their much sought-after Bombay comfort food: the Bacon Naan Roll, Black Daal, Okra Fries, Jackfruit Biryani, Chicken Ruby and Lamb Raan, along with Masala Chai, coolers and cocktails. As you learn to cook the comforting Dishoom menu at home, you will also be taken on a day-long tour of south Bombay, peppered with much eating and drinking. You'll discover the simple joy of early chai and omelette at Kyani and Co., of dawdling in Horniman Circle on a lazy morning, of eating your fill on Mohammed Ali Road, of strolling on the sands at Chowpatty at sunset or taking the air at Nariman Point at night. This beautiful cookery book and its equally beautiful photography will transport you to Dishoom's most treasured corners of an eccentric and charming Bombay. Read it, and you will find yourself replete with recipes and stories to share with all who come to your table. 'This book is a total delight. The photography, the recipes and above all, the stories. I've never read a book that has made me look so longingly at my suitcase' Nigel Slater




Deliciously Indian


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Deliciously Indian takes you on a culinary journey of over 90 stunning personalised creations of traditional Mangalorean and other recipes along with some recipes from other regions of India. You will love the selection of easy to follow step by step instructions of recipes including delicious starters to poultry and meat curries, amazing seafood, roasts, grills and barbeques, breads, a feast of vegetables and salads, chutneys, pickles and desserts plus there is even a section for spice powders. With its full colour photos and modern plating styles every dish is created with passion to be cooked at home for your family to enjoy. Each beautifully designed page offers luscious, satisfying, modern and quirky recipes. With engaging stories from her childhood, the author is proud to share a special collection of flavoursome dishes she grew up with, to be cooked successfully at home and to pass on the secrets of the legendary Mangalorean food to the younger generation. These dishes also make perfect mouth-watering menus when entertaining at home. Try my traditional Chicken Roce Curry with potatoes, cooked with roasted spices and coconut, with a real Mangalorean flavour. It is a curry that you can eat over and over again for decades. Perhaps try my family favourite Fish Curry and you will at once feel a sense of home wherever you may be in the world. If you prefer a modern dish with subtle Indian flavours either for your family or friends, Grilled Lamb Cutlets and Fish Barbeque are sure to please any palette. And much much more. This is the book that showcases the distinctive recipes from the south-west of India and is guaranteed to get your taste buds tingling.




Fish, Indian Style


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Atul Kochhar applies a simple but distinctive touch to more than 100 fish dishes in this innovative cookbook. Tandoori-Style Salmon, Seared Scallops with a Lively Mint Dressing, and Sea Bass in Coconut Milk and Ginger sauce are just a few of the unique dishes on show. His celebrated take on battered fish with mushy peas is included, as is John Dory wrapped in a batter spiked with turmeric, ginger, masala, and mango powder; peas flavored with asatoelida, and ketchup substituted for a grilled tomato chutney. It's typical of the book, a traditional dish transformed by an Indian twist. All of Atul's recipes showcase wonderful ways to present fish bursting with new and exciting flavors. Packed with exotic but simple recipes from one of the most exciting Indian chefs working today, this book also features stunning food photography from the incredible David Loftus.




Vegan Indian Cooking


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The follow-up to Indian Slow Cooker offers more than 50 delicious, traditional Indian recipes made entirely with vegan ingredients and offers instructions and tips for acquiring, making and using custom spice blends at home. Original.




Fresh India


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Following her bestselling Made in India, Meera Sodha reveals a whole new side of Indian food that is fresh, delicious, and quick to make at home. These vegetable-based recipes are feel-good food and full of flavor. Indian cuisine is one of the most vibrant vegetable cuisines in the entire world, and in Fresh India Meera leads home cooks on a culinary journey through its many flavorful dishes that will delight vegetarians and those simply looking to add to their recipe repertoire alike. Here are surprising recipes for every day made using easy-to-find ingredients: Mushroom and Walnut Samosas, Oven-Baked Onion Bhajis, and Beet and Paneer Kebabs. There are familiar and classic Indian recipes like dals, curries, and pickles, alongside less-familiar ones using fresh, seasonal ingredients. Enjoy showstoppers like Meera’s Sticky Mango Paneer Skewers, Roasted Cauliflower Korma, Daily Dosas with Coconut Potatoes, and luscious desserts like Salted Peanut and Jaggery Kulfi and Pistachio Cake Whether you are vegetarian, want to eat more vegetables, or just want to make great, modern Indian food, this is the book for you. Praise for Made In India: "The recipes are unpretentious and were immediately promoted by my family of critics into must-makes for the monthly dinner rotation, new staples for a season of chill and damp." —Sam Sifton, The New York Times "This book is full of real charm, personality, love, and garlic. Bring on the 100 clove curry! Not to mention fire-smoked eggplant, chicken livers in cumin butter masala, and beet and feta samosas. There's so much to be inspired by." —Yotam Ottolenghi "I want to cook everything in this book." —Nigella Lawson, Nigella.com