- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Random House (NY) (12 May 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679764380
- ISBN-13: 978-0679764380
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.9 x 22.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,855,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Recipes include:
¸ Cucumber Pirogue
¸ Spicy Potato Soup
¸ Fruit Salad with Yogurt Cheese Dressing
¸ Sautéed Eggplant and Bell Pepper Curry
¸ Spinach with Homemade Cheese (Saag Paneer)
¸ Mixed Vegetable Korma (Navarathna Korma)
¸ Rice Pilaf with Cashews, Black Pepper,
and Coconut
¸ Vegetable Biryani
¸ Basic Toovar Dal
¸ Spicy Black-eyed Pea Curry
¸ Chapatis (Whole Wheat Flat Breads)
¸ Parathas (Whole Wheat Flaky
Griddle Breads)
¸ Aloo Parathas (Potato-stuffed Breads)
¸ Masala Dosa
¸ Rava Idli
¸ Minty Yogurt Drink
¸ Sweet Vermicelli Pudding
¸ Almond Milk Fudge
¸ Cucumber Pirogue
¸ Spicy Potato Soup
¸ Fruit Salad with Yogurt Cheese Dressing
¸ Sautéed Eggplant and Bell Pepper Curry
¸ Spinach with Homemade Cheese (Saag Paneer)
¸ Mixed Vegetable Korma (Navarathna Korma)
¸ Rice Pilaf with Cashews, Black Pepper,
and Coconut
¸ Vegetable Biryani
¸ Basic Toovar Dal
¸ Spicy Black-eyed Pea Curry
¸ Chapatis (Whole Wheat Flat Breads)
¸ Parathas (Whole Wheat Flaky
Griddle Breads)
¸ Aloo Parathas (Potato-stuffed Breads)
¸ Masala Dosa
¸ Rava Idli
¸ Minty Yogurt Drink
¸ Sweet Vermicelli Pudding
¸ Almond Milk Fudge
From the Publisher
Advance Praise:
"A remarkably skillful job of bringing authentic Indian flavors to the American kitchen." --David Rosengarten, author of The Dean & Deluca Cookbook and host of Taste (TV Food Network)
"A remarkably skillful job of bringing authentic Indian flavors to the American kitchen." --David Rosengarten, author of The Dean & Deluca Cookbook and host of Taste (TV Food Network)
"Vasantha Prasad's book is a must-read for anyone who loves healthy Indian vegetarian fare. Her recipes are wonderful and use all five of the senses!" --Nina Griscom, co-host of Dining Around (TV Food Network)
Recipes include:
Cucumber Pirogue; Spicy Potato Soup; Fruit Salad with Yogurt Cheese Dressing; Sauteed Eggplant and Bell Pepper Curry; Spinach with Homemade Cheese (Saag Paneer); Mixed Vegetable Korma (Navarathna Korma); Rice Pilaf with Cashews, Black Pepper, and Coconut; Vegetable Biryani; Basic Toovar Dal; Spicy Black-eyed Pea Curry; Chapatis (Whole Wheat Flat Breads); Parathas (Whole Wheat Flaky Griddle Breads); Aloo Parathas (Potato-stuffed Breads); Masala Dosa; Rava Idli; Minty Yogurt Drink; Sweet Vermicelli Pudding; Almond Milk Fudge
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good start, but be careful.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Indian Vegetarian Cooking from an American Kitchen (Paperback)
As a person who enoys Indian cooking but wanted to learn more about the dishes this has been a terrific book. The problems I've had with the book appear to me to be oversights or perhaps a lock of proper proof reading.For example in one receipe (sweet pea and potato curry) the potatoes need to be cooked prior to adding to the other ingredients, the author does not mention this. The other thing that bothered me was the use of unit measures, for example "two tomatoes" or "five potatoes". Due to the veriation in sizes of vegatables I'd have preferred "two cups of chopped tomatoes". I'd like to see a second edition of this book with those small corrections.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for beginners,
By A Customer
This review is from: Indian Vegetarian Cooking from an American Kitchen (Paperback)
As someone who is not a good cook even with American food, I found this book very easy to follow with ingredients that were easy to find. All of the ingredients I either found at the local grocery or at the Indian Spice store. I made Spinach Paneer, Fritters, and Cilantro Chutney and even my discriminating Indian husband thought it was very tasty. One thing I would like to see in the next edition is having each recipe on one page, or on facing pages. It was very difficult to cook and flip pages back and forth between ingredients and instructions--especially since I was using a cookbook holder. Good vegetarian books are difficult to find that will appeal to beginning cooks like me. I am thankful to Ms. Prasad for providing a good resource.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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a complete waste of money and time,
By Anu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Indian Vegetarian Cooking from an American Kitchen (Paperback)
I chose this book among others simply because It has the nutritional information for every recipe . But again , the chutneys and sauces dont have the calorific breakdown. Moving on to the recipes , being an Indian myself I know how indian food is supposed to taste .. and this book does not reach anywhere near it. Its been COMPLETELY AMERICANIZED . Also simply adding a pinch of "garam masala" to american soups and italian pasta dont turn the soups into "authentic Indian cuisine "!!!! thats an insult to the readers intelligence. when I saw the title , I expected a book which would help me cook indian cuisine with the grains and greens available in the US and offer good subsitutions for many vegetables that are not widely available here. and this book completely failed in that respect. Quite a number of the recipes are hashed up new world recipes with a pinch of curry powder thrown in to make them "indian". If you are looking for a good indian cookbook with AUTHENTIC Indian recipes , this would be a bad investment. If there was a system of negative rating , I would surely give that to this book. The only book I have liked so far is Julie Sahni's " Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking " and I am still looking for something better. 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good start, but be careful.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Indian Vegetarian Cooking from an American Kitchen (Paperback)
As a person who enoys Indian cooking but wanted to learn more about the dishes this has been a terrific book. The problems I've had with the book appear to me to be oversights or perhaps a lock of proper proof reading.For example in one receipe (sweet pea and potato curry) the potatoes need to be cooked prior to adding to the other ingredients, the author does not mention this. The other thing that bothered me was the use of unit measures, for example "two tomatoes" or "five potatoes". Due to the veriation in sizes of vegatables I'd have preferred "two cups of chopped tomatoes". I'd like to see a second edition of this book with those small corrections. 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for beginners,
By contact_amber@hotmail.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Indian Vegetarian Cooking from an American Kitchen (Paperback)
As someone who is not a good cook even with American food, I found this book very easy to follow with ingredients that were easy to find. All of the ingredients I either found at the local grocery or at the Indian Spice store. I made Spinach Paneer, Fritters, and Cilantro Chutney and even my discriminating Indian husband thought it was very tasty. One thing I would like to see in the next edition is having each recipe on one page, or on facing pages. It was very difficult to cook and flip pages back and forth between ingredients and instructions--especially since I was using a cookbook holder. Good vegetarian books are difficult to find that will appeal to beginning cooks like me. I am thankful to Ms. Prasad for providing a good resource.
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