I've wanted to cook authentic Indian meals for a long while but always been disappointed with the results I've achieved with other books. Often the recipes were overly complicated or time consuming.
Sumana Ray's book is a breath of fresh air. The recipes are easy to follow and taste fantastic. Don't get this book if you want to taste the bog standard Indian restaurant fayre, this is authentic home cookery and as such is much more interesting. Since buyind this book I have been disappointed by restaurant food.
The book will also guide you through making basic ingredients such as onion mixture, panir and garam massala.
Allow a little time the first time you make the recipes and you'll need a good stock of spices mostly easily available these days.
An absolute bargain at the price.