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Easy Indian is a collection of 120 delightfully simple and tasty dishes by Das Sreedharan, owner of the award-winning Rasa group of restaurants. Das demystifies Indian cooking for Western readers with a selection of deliciously easy dishes gleaned from his years of travel around his homeland, plus popular recipes from his restaurants. Many of the dishes reflect his origins in Kerala, Southern India, where healthy combinations of fresh vegetables, fruits, yoghurt and nuts feature in most meals. An informative introduction to the book describes unusual ingredients and how to source and prepare them, enabling readers to use new foods with confidence. Recipe chapters cover Starters and Snacks, Soups and Salads, Eggs, Cheese and Pulses, Vegetables, Fish and Shellfish, Meat and Poultry, Rice and Breads, Desserts and Drinks. The recipes include street foods and snacks such as Uthappams and Vadai, Das' trademark pickles and breads and a wonderful collection of curries and stir-fries, and a number of dishes created to use Western ingredients. There is even a recipe for the nation's most favourite takeaway order - Chicken Tikka Masala!
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Das Sreedharan opened the first Rasa restaurant in north London in 1994 and it has since gone on to win many commendations, including an Evening Standard Eros Award. It is the only restaurant to be two-time winner of Time Out s Best Vegetarian Restaurant Award and is also rated highly by the Zagat Survey. Das has written two cookery books: Fresh Flavours of India, and The New Tastes of India. His recipes have also been featured in numerous magazines, including The Sunday Times, Food Illustrated and BBC Vegetarian Good Food, and he has also appeared on Channel 4 s Food File and Carlton s Food Network. Das also leads regular Spice Trail Tours to his home town in Kerala, India, to introduce people to the cooking of the region.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I'm lucky enough to work near one of the Rasa restaurants so I can sample the food at lunch and the recipes in this book don't disappoint. The book contains lots of Keralan cuisine (so a bit different from your usual Indian recipes) that may be familiar to you or may not but is definitely worth eating. There's lots of vegetarian dishes but far from exclusively so and the spices tend to focus on cumin, turmeric, black mustard seeds, fenugreek and cinnamon with coconut making a big appearance too. If that sounds your thing then crack on.
** edit 5/11/2010 I originally gave this 5/5 and the above review. After cooking a few more dishes though I've found the liquid quantities on some to be way off, namely the tarka dal and onion pakora where I had to use around half the amount stated. As such I've knocked a star off, it's still a 4 star book for the diversity of recipe. Use a bit of common sense with the recipes and add liquid slowly, if after half the liquid is added it's already the right consistency then don't add the rest.
** edit 5/11/2010 I originally gave this 5/5 and the above review. After cooking a few more dishes though I've found the liquid quantities on some to be way off, namely the tarka dal and onion pakora where I had to use around half the amount stated. As such I've knocked a star off, it's still a 4 star book for the diversity of recipe. Use a bit of common sense with the recipes and add liquid slowly, if after half the liquid is added it's already the right consistency then don't add the rest.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book after visiting the author's excellent Rasa restaurant in North London. Although some of the recipes have long lists of ingredients, the mix of spices and the simple cooking methods give the food a more 'authentic' Indian character than just adding curry powder, so that the initial sourcing of ingredients is well worth the effort. There are excellent colour photos of the dishes which act as both an incentive to cook them and a reference as to their eventual appearance.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book is really for those who want to try out some of the best Indian dishes from the state of Kerala. The layout is very easy even for the beginner in cooking, and photographs provided give you a good idea of the end product without any fuss.
If you love Indian food, then this is a must for your cookbook collection! Buy it now!
If you love Indian food, then this is a must for your cookbook collection! Buy it now!
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