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 It is an easy cooking book April 30, 2008
It is a very very good Indian Cooking Book, easy and tasty. One thing I am not happy about is that there are not recipies for 'Tandoori Masala' and 'Garam Masala'. Of course, you can buy 'Tandoori Masala' and 'Garam Masala', but don't you want to try to make your own?
I'm always cooking from this book! May 22, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a really useful Indian cookery book. Most of the recipes are straightforward and delicious. I've particularly loved the dahl and potato dishes. Most of the ingredients are easy to find in the UK. There are about three recipes which require unusual vegetables, but in a way that's good as it's been fun looking for them and great to try something new - I highly recommend the Tindora Curry.
I'm giving this book 4 stars rather than 5 because the besan barfi wasn't very good, partly something I was doing wrong probably, but also I think something is wrong in the recipe with the proportions as it was barely sweet at all and I've noticed in other cookery books I have that it is made with much more sugar. The other reason is that I found that the recipes weren't quite as varied as they could be. For example, none of the many dahls contained coconut milk which I find makes a delicious addition and although very good they all seemed to have a similar tomatoey base.
I still think this is an excellent cookbook and will be using it to cook a lamb curry right now!
 It promises well June 13, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this book hoping it would have some of the recipes which I have just enjoyed while in India, but I was really disappointed.
Every Indian housewife in southern India cooks Idlis for breakfast, and serves them with fresh coconut chutney and sambhur ~ delicious! and none of these recipes is mentioned in this recipe book, which is disappointing...and makes you wonder whether they were omitted because the book is simply written for a western market.
If you want to track down Idlis, butter chicken and all the other wonderful food, then I wholeheartedly recommend "a little taste of India" which is beautifully produced, clearly written, and wonderfully photographed on location in India, and covers all the most delicious and subtle flavours of this delightful food.
 Expats in France June 2, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Since moving to rural France four years ago, I have started cooking Indien food. This is one of the best books I have in my cookery book collection. Most of the ingredients I can buy here, some I stock up on, on my rare visits to the UK and others I just don't use or change. Easy to follow recepies, you don't have to be a gourmet chef to produce a fantastic dish. My french friends are becoming converts. Need I say more.
Best purchase I ever made December 6, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this book many years ago and use it all the time.
The recipes are wonderful and work. Best thing is that unlike many indian cookbooks, Pat Chapmans for example, it doesnt requre you to pre-prepare 6 basic sauces first. Just pick up the book and cook.
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