Ismail Merchant's Passionate Meals: The New Indian Cuisine for Fearless Cooks and Adventurous Eaters

by Ismail Merchant

In his second cookbook, a successful motion picture producer offers a selection of delicious easy-to-prepare dishes, both traditional and non-traditional, from his native India, including chutneys, salads, appetizers, fish, poultry, and desserts.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

312 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1994

Reviews

[Darbin O’Gill · Rating 4 out of 5]

An American-Indian who makes Indian food from childhood memories for an American palette. I made about seven of these dishes and was delighted by the result. If you are looking for authentic but accessible, this would be the closest I could recommend. I am not an authority of Indian cooking, just a fan.

I recommend for the less busy cook that can dedicate some time to this book and cook meals and not just the dishes.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

one thing this book has is simplicity in the recipies - very little elaborate prep or techniques.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can cook almost every major type of food except Indian,so I felt it was time to expand my already impressive skills.This book was written by an award winning film maker with a love of food.There is a lot written about history of various ingredients and history.I don't get books that are just a list of recipes.A freakin' trained monkey can figure those out. A lot of techniques are similar to traditional French or Italian,just different seasonings.I was reminded of a cute Indian girl I had a crush on in Kindergarten.Her house always smelled like spices I wouldn't even hear of until years later.Her mom was always making crispy flat breads for stews.I'm hungry again.

[Neha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the recipes in this cookbook. I grew up learning how to cook Indian food, mostly traditional vegetarian food. The recipes in this book are not vegetarian, although there are quite a few that are, and are not heavy with lots of oil and ghee. They each have a slightly "noveau" feel to them, and each one I've tried is delicious! I keep coming back to this book whenever I am looking for something new to make for dinner or parties.

[Saima · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is indeed full of passionate recipes. I also enjoy reading Ismail Merchant's anecdotes about movie stars and how he has prepared so many feasts for them.

[Jonathan El-Bizri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favourite indian cooking book. A boatload of our staple meals have come out of it (easily converted to vegan :>), and I'm not finished exploring.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good recipes & very anecdotal

[Ivonne]

14.95