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EASY
INDIAN COOKING
by Manju Malhi
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Review written by
Hub-UK
 Forget
about ringing through an order to your local Indian
takeaway! Pop in the CD of Indian music and get cooking
for yourself . . . you owe it to your friends and family.
Yes, Easy Indian Cooking comes with its own CD of Indian
music to get you into the right mood or to play as background
music when you serve up your very own Indian meal.
There are not many of us who do not enjoy Indian food
but who cooks their own Indian dishes? Most of us shy
away either because we do not know where to start or
because we think it is going to be too complicated and
time consuming.
I have to tell you that with Manju Malhi's latest book
Easy Indian Cooking nothing could be easier. As soon
as you see the book you will realise that it has been
put together for those who want to cook rather than
just another pretty book for the kitchen shelves! It
has been ring bound which means it opens flat onto your
work surface . . . no more struggling with one hand
on the book, trying to prevent the page turning, whilst
trying to multi-task with the other!
I should add that, for all its practicality, it is
still a beautifully presented book with great photography.
We have come to expect high quality printing and photographs
in our cooking books and this is no exception but what
makes it stand out is that the pages have been thoughtfully
put together with the reader in mind rather than just
to make it look good. (It does still look good!)
The main section as you would expect is the recipes
and each recipe takes up two pages. Open up any recipe
and one page will be a photograph of the finished dish
and how it should look when you serve it - something
I find invaluable, especially when it comes to giving
me confidence that I am doing things right!
You don't have to know your Mirch Wali Murgh from your
Machchi Amritsari - that's Chilli Chicken and Deep-Fried
Fish to you or me - because each recipe has its English
name as well as Indian name. Recipes are clearly laid
out with information on servings, preparation time,
cooking time and a brief summary of what it is. Ingredients,
for which there are no long or complicated lists, and
instructions are clearly written in separate columns.
Ensuring you have all the information you need to cook
easy Indian meals everything can be found in this one
book. Divided into three main sections - The Basics,
The Recipes and The Menus - you can't go wrong. Even
a beginner can feel confident in producing delicious
dishes.
Manju says in the opening paragraph of The Basics section,
"Food without spices is like summer without
sunshine - and this is very much the ethos of Indian
cooking, First-time cooks often find the number of spices
and ingredients used in Indian cuisine to be quite daunting
- but the simple truth is that preparing an Indian meal
is very straightforward. Mastering just a few basic
techniques and becoming familiar with some of the essential
ingredients will strip away the mystery and make preparing
Indian food less time-consuming, much more satisfying
and incredibly rewarding."
That really sums up what the book will give you - something
that is very "satisfying and incredibly rewarding."
Highly recommended that you don't miss adding this to
your kitchen library.
To
order a copy of Easy Indian Cooking <click
here>
Published
06 August 2008
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