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S. Meenakshi Ammal

Born

Tamil Nadu, India

Website

http://www.meenakshiammal.com/

Genre

Cookbooks

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S.Meenakshi Ammal is a pioneer in cook book writing in India. Way back in 1951, when cook books were not an accepted or popular genre in Indian publishing, she charted a new path by coming out with the first volume of her legendary "Samaithu Par" in Tamil. Literally meaning "cook and see", this book was meant to be a guide to young brides who were Setting up home on their own. This book was immediately lapped up, and there was a lot of demand for more such guidance. In line with this, Meenakshi Ammal came out with two more volumes of Samaithu Par. The second volume dealt with more recipes, while the third volume focused on various festivals and the preparations for these festivals.

All three volumes became instant successes, and there was ...more

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S. Meenakshi Ammal’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 57 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Best of Samaithu Paar: The Classic Guide to Tamil Cuisine 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samaithu Paar 3 by S. Meenakshi Ammal, Priya Ramkumar (Foreword), S Meenakshi Ammal Publications (Contributor) 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samaithu Paar(Part 1) (Samaithu Par) by S. Meenakshi Ammal, The pioneering book on South Indian vegetarian cuisine (Foreword) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cook & See 2 by S. Meenakshi Ammal, Priya Ramkumar (Foreword), S Meenakshi Ammal Publications (Contributor) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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