After having read the excellent Indian Restaurant Curry book by Pat Chapman, being vegetarian, I ordered what I thought would be a vegetarian version. I was bitterly dissapointed. The advice at the beginning of the book - (techniques etc.), is not only inconsistent with his other books, but does not apply (clearly) to any of the recipies! Basically, if you want to spend all day in the kitchen cooking up fiddly food with obscure ingredients - then this is the book for you. I am so dissapointed I am going to send the book back and would suggest that only vegetarians should write vegetarian cook books!