- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: BBC Books (23 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 056353737X
- ISBN-13: 978-0563537373
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 19.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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77,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10 in Books > Food & Drink > Food Writers > Madhur Jaffrey
- #49 in Books > Food & Drink > National & International Cookery > Indian
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Madhur Jaffrey presumably doesn't mean to give offence with the title of Foolproof Indian Cookery, but she and her publishers must reckon that there are a lot of people who enjoy eating Indian food but haven't the first idea how to prepare it. Fair enough. This addition to the BBC's Foolproof series sets out to provide exactly that guidance and does so with Jaffrey's customary expertise, perfect taste and lack of condescension, with copious clear illustrations of both the cooking processes and the finished results. The recipes cover soups, starters, meat, fish, poultry and eggs, and accompaniments (no desserts, calculating, perhaps, that the very sweet Indian varieties are not to everyone's taste), and include pretty much everything one would expect to find, including the infamous Chicken Tikka Masala. In a concluding helpful gesture, sample menus pull the dishes together into different categories of balanced, well-structured meal. The Elegant Dinner Party, for example, comprises Moghlai Lamb with Sultanas, Green Lentils with Lemon Slices, Plain Basmati Rice, Moghlai Spinach with Browned Shallots and Tomato and Onion Cachumbar (a salad). The Family Meal, by contrast, consists of the simple but extremely satisfying combination of Rogan Josh, Potatoes with Cumin, accompanied by Flaky Flatbreads with Cumin Seeds. Delicious food, presented in a straightforward, uncomplicated manner. --Robin Davidson
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Jaffrey is is renowned as an international authority on Indian food. In this book she demonstrates how to cook 40 well-known, classic Indian recipes with step-by-step instructions. All use readily available ingredients.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although I consider myself quite a good cook, my curries always seemed to taste the same when I used the pre-prepared pastes and sauces. I did buy another Indian cookery book, but a lot of the ingredients were unobtainable in my northern town and the recipes were, frankly, quite fiddly. Madhur has saved me. I tried two dishes last weekend and both turned out perfectly and tasted absolutely delicious. The ingredients are easily obtainable and the recipes clear and concise; she takes you through them step by step. Even my husband could cook from this book!!!
40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Approaching this book, I was a total no-hoper in the Kitchen. After reading it I went straight out, bought the ingredients and started! The recipes are claerly set out and easy to follow. The end results were amazing. My wife swore that I was attempting to pass off a takeaway as my own work.
When's the next one coming out?
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you greatly enjoy indien food, as I do, but are always warry to use spices read on. This book will allowed you to create fantastic, flavoursome and colourful dishes as well as finding out the correct use of spices... After using it a few time you will never need another take away.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
An Excellent Book... but why is it available under a different title?
I love Madhur Jaffrey's writing and her recipes. She writes so well about India, the scenery, and daily life in India, you can picture it all so clearly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Scotlanda
Just the job
Following Madhur Jaffrey's "Indian Cookery" back in the eighties, I made my first experiences cooking Indian food. Read more
Published 13 months ago by JohnEurope
.i'm proof a fool can cook
Straight forward easy to read and understand instructions.Tried several recipes and all very tasty, Mulligatawny soup is spot on and have also used lentils and split peas for the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by I. R. Lewis
A Book For Anyone Who Likes Making Curries, But Not Shopping
Using ingredients readily available at your local supermarket this book gives clear, easy to follow, instruction to making many favourites. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by Jon M. Wood
Tastes of home !
I am an Indian student who moved to the UK three years ago. As is the case with most young Indians nowadays, (maybe I am generalising a wee bit :-) I was one of those cooks who... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2006 by M. Peters
Glossy, superficial and, a little bit disappointing
Sorry Madhur, but this is far from your best work. There are not enough recipes for a start. There is a distinct lack of variety. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2002
Truly fantastic and stylish Indian cookery book
This is a great book. The recipes are imaginative and extremely easy to follow. The photography is wonderfully stylish and I have been extremely pleased with the results of using... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2001
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