Priya, Sereena and Alexa Kaul's family left Kashmir to live in the UK. The three girls grew up in Derbyshire and loved rushing home from school to watch their mother make delicious dahl, korma and rogan josh with fresh spices from brought from Kashmir. When they had families of their own they longed for a spice box like the one their mother had - full of all the spices needed to make the recipes they craved from their childhood. So they created a spice box with thirteen essential spices and collected 100 family recipes that can easily made at home - just add ingredients from any supermarket or high street grocer. This book is the three sisters' own collection of easy to make Indian dishes. Whether you are a traditional or a creative cook or you have a busy lifestyle you will enjoy making and creating these delicious recipes. There is detailed section on how to identify and use fresh spices and plenty of information about the medical and culinary uses of ginger, cardamom, turmeric and more. Nearly all the dishes can be made in advance and frozen so ditch the take away menu and make your own fresh versions of our favourite cuisine with real Indian flavours and spices.
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Born in Kashmir and brought up in Derbyshire, the three sisters learned how to cook by watching their mother and their grandmother produce exquisite meals for huge family gatherings. When they had families themselves they realised that the delicious dishes they loved when they were young had to be simplified to suit their own smaller families and hectic lifestyles. The result is this book...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A few months ago, my wife went to one of the Three Sisters cookery workshops (highly recommended if you want to enhance your skills in Indian cuisine). Since then, she has become an enthusiastic user of this book. Her verdict:
"Incredible recipes, easy to follow even for a beginner. They use only a few core spices , but they achieve a surprising variation in taste by varying the proportion of different spices things between different dishes. There are suggested accompaniments (recipes for which are also in the book) for each main dish. Overall, the book, like the Sisters' workshop, demystifies Indian cooking and helps you to make curry with confidence."
We have tried most of the recipes, and all were delicious. The only downside is that, with my wife's new expertise, it is quite hard to find an Indian restaurant which meets her standards!
"Incredible recipes, easy to follow even for a beginner. They use only a few core spices , but they achieve a surprising variation in taste by varying the proportion of different spices things between different dishes. There are suggested accompaniments (recipes for which are also in the book) for each main dish. Overall, the book, like the Sisters' workshop, demystifies Indian cooking and helps you to make curry with confidence."
We have tried most of the recipes, and all were delicious. The only downside is that, with my wife's new expertise, it is quite hard to find an Indian restaurant which meets her standards!
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I was attracted to this book because the recipes seemed ideal for after work suppers - delivering something fresh but quick and easy. The recipes are set out on a single page and generally involve only a few steps, although for some the preparation time (which is not stated) is longer than the cooking time.
The true test of a cook book is whether the recipes work, and here, whilst I like the ideas and the general simplicity, I am not convinced that the book does its job. I have tried a few of the recipes now and unfortunately there has been a problem with all but one of them. The main issue I have had is the amount of liquid specified is frequently too much. After the first attempt I started reducing the amount of liquid by half where the liquid content looked to be too high, figuring that I could add more as necessary. In fact I haven't actually needed to add anything more. The other problem I have found is that cooking times often seem to be inaccurate. In one recipe where the vegetables were supposed to turn out crispy, if I had used the cooking time specified in the recipe I would have been left with a soggy mess. In another, a recipe for dahl, the cooking time was clearly too short.
The recipes have the main ingredients in one column and then a 'From your Spice Box' section which lists the spices you will need. I was curious about the spice box reference until I realised, reading through the introduction, that the sisters are also trying to flog a vastly over-priced spice tin with its spice spoon to measure spices out (I have never found using ordinary tea or coffee spoons to be so difficult as to make me seek an alternative!).
There are better Indian cook books out there, and if it is quick Indian meals you are after, then I would suggest you take a look at Anjum Anand's books or Madhur Jaffrey's' Curry Easy'. In my experience, the recipes in those books are more reliable.
The true test of a cook book is whether the recipes work, and here, whilst I like the ideas and the general simplicity, I am not convinced that the book does its job. I have tried a few of the recipes now and unfortunately there has been a problem with all but one of them. The main issue I have had is the amount of liquid specified is frequently too much. After the first attempt I started reducing the amount of liquid by half where the liquid content looked to be too high, figuring that I could add more as necessary. In fact I haven't actually needed to add anything more. The other problem I have found is that cooking times often seem to be inaccurate. In one recipe where the vegetables were supposed to turn out crispy, if I had used the cooking time specified in the recipe I would have been left with a soggy mess. In another, a recipe for dahl, the cooking time was clearly too short.
The recipes have the main ingredients in one column and then a 'From your Spice Box' section which lists the spices you will need. I was curious about the spice box reference until I realised, reading through the introduction, that the sisters are also trying to flog a vastly over-priced spice tin with its spice spoon to measure spices out (I have never found using ordinary tea or coffee spoons to be so difficult as to make me seek an alternative!).
There are better Indian cook books out there, and if it is quick Indian meals you are after, then I would suggest you take a look at Anjum Anand's books or Madhur Jaffrey's' Curry Easy'. In my experience, the recipes in those books are more reliable.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By sallymaha
Format:Paperback
I got this book as a gift and have tried 7 of the recipes so far, all of them have been absolutely delicious! The recipes are so clear and easy to follow, and not fiddly or particularly time-consuming. In fact, I made a meal for 8 using recipes from this book (butter chicken, cumin potatoes, hot and spicy chickpeas, and mango chutney) and it took me less than an hour in the kitchen. As someone who had never attempted Indian cooking before, I found the prospect daunting, I have to say this book is one of my favourite cook books.
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Following these easy to follow recipes, I have cooked some of the most delicious curries that if I didn't know better I would have thought I had bought from our local restaurant -... Read more
Published 21 days ago by Eileen Beecham
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Good cookbook, tasty food
The thing that normally puts me off recipes from cook books (and particularly Indian cookbooks which can use a LOT of ingredients) is a huge and intimidating ingredient list. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Andrew Campbell
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Cookbook
Very easy recipes, to follow will work better if you have the spice tin with spices already in it, lovely cookbook
Published 1 month ago by SUKHI
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Great Recipes.
Have a number of indian cook books. This is the best of the lot. Easy to follow instructions. Highly recommended.
Published 2 months ago by A. H. Buttivant
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Indian Cookbook
Have already made a number of the dishes and they have been fantastic with easy to follow recipe's Would recommend this to anyone
Published 2 months ago by GraandJane
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Easy to use and wonderful recepies!
This cookbook lives up to it's name. The meals taste authentic, and are easy to make. After the initial investment of some unusual but commonly-available spices, start cooking! Read more
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I wanted a no nonsense book of authentic Indian dishes and searched Amazon for such a book. The Three Sisters book looked appealing, so I read all the reviews. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Marlen Kokatt-Fox
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Made some different curry recipes
I like this book. It is well laid out and it sits flat on the work surface which is a bonus. It gives a clear list of curry ingredients for each recipe so you check what... Read more
Published 2 months ago by J Suttling
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.Indian cook book
I have used several recipes already and they were fantastic. The recipes are easy to follow and the so delicious
Published 2 months ago by Maria Lowe
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Really good recipes
really easy to follow the recipes and some very nice mild curries too for the children would absolutley highly recomend
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