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    <body><![CDATA[If you love Indian food and want to know everything from how to make your own garam masala to the right consistency of dal, this is definitely the book for you.  It's really helpful and she gives you little tips ahead of time so as to avoid common cooking errors.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Contains loads of interesting historical and cultural information about India.  I want to go every place she writes about and eat practically every recipe.  I am getting hungry and my travel jones is kicking in, just thinking about it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a random impulse buy for me from Half-Price Books and it has turned into the second-best recipe book I have ever, um, interacted with.  The recipes are divided into regional cuisine, and Jaffrey does an excellent job explaining the influences and history behind many of the recipes and ingre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20435339">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is wonderfully old school: Madhur Jaffrey is young and fetching, and the text assumes curry leaves aren't available in the US.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second Madhur Jaffrey book on Indian cooking I have with recipes from all over India, adapted for the American cook  Everything works beautifully even if you can't get all the spices...Martha Moses]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fun tour of India cuisines.  If you have a chance to get this book and cook your way around its map, you're in for a treat as you munch away and decide if you're more into Hyderabad or Kerala tastes. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A simple and worthwhile introduction to Indian cuisine.  ]]></body>
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