Foolproof Indian Cooking: Step by Step to Everyone's Favorite Indian Recipes

by Madhur Jaffrey, Jean Cazals (Photographer)

Book by Jaffrey, Madhur

Genres: Cookbooks

128 pages, Hardcover

First published August 23, 2001

About the author

Madhur Jaffrey CBE is an Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook, An Invitation to Indian Cooking, which was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook Hall of Fame in 2006.

Reviews

[Paulamoney · Rating 4 out of 5]

My friends and I discovered this book recently. After having tried several recipes over the past week, we are going to prepare our 2003 Thanksgiving meal using recipes from this book. We will start with Turkey Tandoori, curried potatoes, cayenne cauliflower, Mulligatawny Soup, Salmon madras, Cachumbar and mango lassi (to name a few.)
The recipes very are easy to follow. They not only note the time it takes to prepare and cook (not very long for most of them) but also shows step by step instructions, in individual photographs, how to prepare the meals. What could be easier? Very easy to prepare dishes with spices you most likely already have in your cupboard. And they are delicious as well. I had no idea I could create this kind of taste. I had always made my lentils with a spanish touch. Now with a few changes in spices/herbs I can create a whole new flavor. One drawback is that there are not very many vegetarian main dishes, although there are a few seafood dishes. Add this interesting cookbook to your repertoire. You'll be glad you did.

[Lee Broderick · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first Indian cookbook I bought contains easy to follow recipes but is a little uninspirational. The keema and the daal in this book I do still cook regularly and, like the other recipes, they are clearly illustrated at each stage.