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Madhur Jaffrey--who unorthodoxly still combines a career as one India's leading actresses and film producers with being a best selling cookery writer--broadens her culinary horizons in this comprehensive global tour. Having popularised Indian cooking with her previous efforts, the world is now her stage for this magisterial global take on vegetarian food. Flesh-free eating, drawing on a wide range of influences and culinary traditions, has never been a more mainstream part of the British diet eating and Jaffrey's book stylishly plugs into this. She deals with all the basic ingredients in turn--vegetables, beans, lentils and nuts, grains, dairy foods and flavourings, as well as soups, salads and drinks--together with advice on preparation and storage. The recipes, based on extensive travel and research, are simply laid out and easy to follow as food from Thailand and Tunisia, Italy and India, Mexico and the Middle East, all jostle for position in this clamouring world bazaar of wonderful tastes, entertaining anecdotes and practical tips. --Nick Wroe
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'More than just a cookbook, a fascinating tour of the vegetarian world. Comprehensive, yet personal, a must for all food lovers', Waterstone's Books
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for my partner a year ago, but since then have used it mainly myself - barely a week goes by without dipping into it for a recipe or some advice, and it is freqently used daily. It contains an amazing variety of recipes, as well as basic advice on choosing, preparing and cooking all manner of vegetables, pulses and grains, sprinkled with readable comments and anecdotes. One of the first recipes we tried was the grated beetroot and shallots - I had never been a fan of beetroot, but this recipe converted me - amazing flavours and texture, unlike anything I had ever cooked before, and incredibly easy to make (it took less than 15 minutes and required only a few ingredients). My only criticism would be that the structure and presentation of the book seems sometimes a little fussy, sometimes a little arbitrary, and because of this we rarely venture beyond the first section on vegetables, with the occasional foray into pulses and grains. However, it contains enough recipes (probably a couple of thousand) to make any random dip throw up surprises, and to last a lifetime (though you may have to forego some of the more esoteric ingredients or substitute alternatives if you are just after a quick idea for tonight's dinner, but we have never found this to be too much of a problem).
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is my favourite recipe book - and have a few on the shelf! I always turn back to this one when I need inspiration. Lack of pictures doesn't matter, because the descriptions and anecdotes mean you can visualise the meal. I enjoy knowing a bit more about the background of a particular dish. Also helpful are the suggestions about what to serve with what. Don't be put off by the long lists of ingredients - mostly spices etc which always combine perfectly and are generally readily available in the UK. Everything I have cooked from this book tastes good.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I became a vegetarian around 4 years ago, mainly I searched through pages of books until I came up with veggie recipes. I then redsicovered an
Indian cookbook and stuck to the veggie pages. I really wanted to go beyond the usual rubbish that was offered, the broccoli quiches and
vegetarian lasagnes (they can be nice, don't get me wrong!). I found this book in the library and two years ago. After lending it for almost two months I bought it via Amazon and have
found it my most used cookery book of all time.
If you want more than the usual veggie offerings, try this, not only for the fantastic and varied recipes, but for the personal stories which
if you are a real foody, you will like. By the way, two of my fav cookery
books have no pictures, don't let that put you off. My versions of the recipes never look like the photos anyway!
Indian cookbook and stuck to the veggie pages. I really wanted to go beyond the usual rubbish that was offered, the broccoli quiches and
vegetarian lasagnes (they can be nice, don't get me wrong!). I found this book in the library and two years ago. After lending it for almost two months I bought it via Amazon and have
found it my most used cookery book of all time.
If you want more than the usual veggie offerings, try this, not only for the fantastic and varied recipes, but for the personal stories which
if you are a real foody, you will like. By the way, two of my fav cookery
books have no pictures, don't let that put you off. My versions of the recipes never look like the photos anyway!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Brilliant!
I've read this has bad reviews purely on the basis it has no pictures, though this is true I don't see how they can say this detracts from the pure brilliance of this book. Read more
Published 10 days ago by S.T
Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian Cookbook
My wife bough this book some years ago. She has used the recipes frequently. She was so pleased with them that she asked me to buy two more copies, one for each of our daughters.
Published 2 months ago by Solomon
excellent conditon, wonderful recipe book
This book was as good as new, full with wonderful recipes. I would say a real must for every vegetarian.
Published 5 months ago by monique
cook book
Fantastic book with amazing pictures and recipes.Madhur Jaffery really is the guru of Indian cookery. very clear instuctions to follow
Published 5 months ago by Scootermum
My favourite cookery book
I bought this book several years ago. Although I have a huge collection of cookery books, this is my favourite, the one I always turn to first. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bulldog
Delicious Vegetarian Cuisine
Madhur Jaffrey's enthusiasm for vegetarian food is catching. I am a vegetarian and I grow organic herbs, fruit and vegetables and find myself turning to Madhur Jaffrey's Cookbook... Read more
Published 9 months ago by R. A. Rach
A gem
I have been a vegetarian for 16 years, and until I bought this book struggled find a really good vegetarian cookbook. This book is a tour de force. Read more
Published 11 months ago by BabsieGrace
My favourite Christmas present 2010
I was given this book as a Christmas present and i'm so pleased with my gift. I have always been a fan of madhur jaffrey's since the early days. Read more
Published 16 months ago by foodieholic
This is THE ONE!!
If the world was only allowed one cookbook, this should be the one. Maddhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian cookbook is indispensable while the rest are not. That's how good it is. Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2009 by HJ Haugland
Cooking with vegetables made simple yet stunning and tasty!
I never thought I would like a recipe book without pictures - but the lack of pictures (which I NEED to follow usually) is easily made up for in the simple, informative and easy... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Herbert Surfer
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