Best Of Chinese Cooking

by Sanjeev Kapoor (Contributor)

There is more to Chinese cookery than woks and stir-fries.and when it catches the attention of a Master Chef,wonderful things start happening to mundane ingredients like rice,noodles and vegetables.The subtle combinations of aromatic flavourings and spices find pride of place in "Best of Chinese Cooking". It is a fairy tale of success.Sanjeev kapoor's Books published till now have been run away successess and the present title is the best guide to creating authentic Chinese dishes in your kitchen. The wide rangging collection of soups,starters,chicken,lamb,rice,noodles and vegetables emphasise healthy cooking techniques and attractive presentation.As sauces are the basis of most recipes,not to forget the special addition of chinese desserts with a difference. Modern lifestyle with it's resultant dietary demands can only incorporate food that looks good,tastes good and is good for health.With the increasing demand for different cuisines to please the present palate,the best Chinese delights are here for you.So explore and enjoy one of the world's oldest and certainly most original cuisines prepared in your kitchens and do your body and your taste buds a favour.

145 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

From Chef's website: "Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine today. He is Chef extraordinaire, TV show host, author of best selling cookbooks, restaurant consultant, co-owner of TV channel and winner of several culinary awards! He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one cuisine in the world and empowering Indian women through power of cooking to become self sufficient.

• Sanjeev Kapoor has been honoured with the National award for ‘Best Chef of the Year 2008’ by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

• In the March 2010 issue of Reader’s Digest, Sanjeev Kapoor figures at No. 31 in the list of 100 of India’s Most Trusted persons.

• A 24 x 7 TV Channel ‘Food Food’ has been launched on 24th January 2011, first of its kind in South East Asia. Well received and appreciated by people and professionals.

• Khana Khazana, his cookery show on television was telecast non stop for more than 17 years and also won the ‘Best Cookery Show’ award by Indian Television Academy (ITA) and Indian Telly awards year after year.

• Sanjeev Kapoor is on the panel of Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India, made specifically to document Indian Cuisine and release an authentic version of it for Indians to follow and rest of the world to understand Indian Cuisine in the right perspective.

• He appeared on popular US cookery show hosted by Rachel Ray show in April 2009 and April 2011 and was introduced by her as an amazing chef who has sold more cookbooks than any other chefs who have appeared on her show.

• Sanjeev Kapoor was launched from the portals of the House of Commons, London by Mr. Fabian Hamilton, MP (North East Leeds, Yorkshire) in the presence of many dignitaries and officials in February, 2009.

• His best selling books reach an enthralling number of more than 140 titles (in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati) with Fun Foods for Fussy Kids and Wedding Collections hitting the stands lately. More recently, his new book How to Cook Indian for the international audience has taken the West by storm. This book has been listed among the ‘Summer Cookbooks of the year 2011’ in New York Times. ‘Food & Wine’ magazine in their review of the book describe Chef Kapoor as someone who has almost single-handedly made spending time in the kitchen seem like fun.

• His portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 6,000 tried and tested recipes and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking. Very popular especially amongst Indian women as also NRIs who get homesick for Indian food. It has 2 lakh registered users, with a page view of 7 million per month in age group 20-60 years and around 2 million hits a day. [Facebook page is at http://www.facebook.com/ChefSanjeevKa... ]

• Sanjeev Kapoor is on the board of Singapore Airlines International Culinary Panel sharing the limelight with some award winning star chefs from culinary capitals across the globe.

• Sanjeev Kapoor has been contributing regularly to the society through his work for children with Autism. Under Corporate Social Responsibility he has taken on himself the challenge of improving/feeding school meals in remote villages and for children from the weaker sections of the society.

• Another brand of Sanjeev Kapoor - Wonderchef – enables Indian women to empower themselves by starting their own business.

• As a restaurant consultant he has granted his franchise to a number of restaurants both in India and abroad which have all been very well appreciated.

• Under the brand name Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khazana, a wide range of food products, including finger licking Pickles, Blended Masalas, Gourmet Chutneys and 123 Ready To Cook Mixes have already created millions of admirers nationwide and internationally.

• A fan page in FACEBOOK was started in mid-2009 and has around 2,50,000 fans and growing. It has around 4500 interactions p

Reviews

[Summi Dhingra Sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has some excellent recipes.....good chicken one n good soups...