Life-Changing Indian Dishes You'll Make Again and Again
Neha Mathur, born and raised in India, is here to bring you the best of the best when it comes to Indian cooking. Each recipe is packed with authentic and satisfying flavor, and no matter how familiar you are with Indian cuisine, you’re sure to find something you love in this collection.
If you want to make the best homemade Lamb Vindaloo you’ve ever had, this book has you covered―but Neha goes above and beyond, including not only your usual Indian classics, but a wealth of other exciting recipes. You’ll learn to cook and eat like a local as you whip up meals such as Masala Khichdi, Coconut Milk Fish Curry, Onion Pakora, Pindi Chana and countless other dishes that are sure to become your new favorites. Best of all, this book is packed full of explanations and notes that allow you to customize recipes to your preference, so you can be sure that every dish will be a winner.
With this collection, you’ll have everything you need to make incredible dishes. Whether you’re an Indian food expert or just getting started, this book will have something for you.
Color me ... unimpressed ... at least for the moment.
I've got this one so I am going to try some of the recipes. But they don't exactly, in this home cook's humble opinion, look like "bucket list" dishes. I'm hoping some of them will work and I expect to update this review. I hope they work.
But one thing I am a little leery of is that, well, the pictures left a lot to be desired. Or maybe I should say left a lot to make me think the curries within are appetizing. The pictures made these curries look like they were swimming in oil (e.g., pindi chana on pg. 16; rasedar aloo on pg. 23; the methi fish curry on pg. 40; and lamb vindaloo on pg. 44.) And the pics for some, like for navratan korma, the sauce looked broken, too! And I swear that some of the pictures even looked a little blurry at the bottoms of the plates/bowls of various curries. I kid you not. (The front matter indicates the author took the photos.) Candidly it doesn't exactly inspire confidence. But I am going to try these out.
This a very good looking cookbook. The food photography is very well done with a photo beside every recipe, which I really like. The food selection is interesting and looks delish. So why 3 stars? The recipes are overly complicated. I've made a fair bit of Indian food and have never been asked for sliced onions and grated onions in the same recipe. I'm sure it's authentic but I'll stick with simpler versions of the dishes...and I might actually make them.