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50 Great Curries of India Paperback – 1 Apr 2005

by Camellia Panjabi (Author)

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Silverdale Books (April 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845092643
ISBN-13: 978-1845092641
Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 1.8 x 19.9 cm
Average Customer Review: 192 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,248,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #813 in Books > Food & Drink > National & International Cookery > Indian

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THIS IS THE BEST CURRY BOOK EVER PRINTED

3 February 2015

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

This is probably the best curry book that has ever been in print, I first bought it when it was originally published 20 years or so ago and so I thought I would get a replacement copy such is the sheer quality of this book, it really is quite inspirational and most of the recipes i have cooked over the years. The magnificent photography immediately makes you want to start cooking.
I have been able to lay on a feast that even my Indians friends have been wowed by!
Get this book whilst it is still available in hardback, it is absolutely paramount that you get the hardback copy as you will use it so often that if you opt for the paperback version it will simply drop to bits in no time through use!

4 people found this helpful5 people found this helpful

Philip Robin Eccles

50 greatest curries

14 June 2013

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

A long time ago in my youth I was taught how to make curry by the mother of an Indian friend, I still remember how proud I was to recreate the first lesson at home and serve up Mattar paneer (after first making my own paneer) many curry books later and always disappointed by the results I came across this one that said "The 50 best Indian curries" I read the book and decided to make everything from front to back......still not finished after several years because the first one "simple homestyle curry" was so good it is difficult to resist, my next the most complex was the Parsi inspired dhansak, for which you have to make your own spice blends. OMFG was it good! the minced lamb curry the fish curry, all wonderful, I have had the book for years now and I still haven't made more than a dozen meals from it, every one I have tried looks like the photo and tastes like heaven, I have bought several copies now for friends who never fail to thank me, I have read the reviews and am saddened that the people that gave it low scores obviously haven't read the book which describes the ingredients, if it says yoghurt make your own thick indian/greek style yoghurt, if it says kashmiri chillies it means kashmiri chillies, no others will do. This is simply the best curry book I have ever owned and I delight my friends and partner with the meals from it all the time, My wife no longer asks for just curry, she says "can we have a curry from the book tonight?" But a warning....you will never enjoy a take away curry or a ready meal or a cook in sauce again......but it is so worth it.

7 people found this helpful8 people found this helpful

Undoubtedly the best all round curry book on the market right now

13 June 2009

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

I've been taking the art of cooking south Asian food quite seriously for some years now, collecting a considerable number of books on the subject. This book by Camellia Panjabi is undoubtedly the best all round (balancing results with ease of recipes) Indian curry recipe book on the market right now.

The recipes are preceded by 60 pages of information on the history and social aspects of Indian food and the ingredients and techniques used.

Highlights of the recipes for me include:

- 'lamb korma pulao' from Lucknow, a fragrant combination of lamb and rice slow cooked in a casserole
- 'kaalee mirch cha mutton' (lamb with herbs and black pepper) from the Konkan coast, with a sauce containing loads of coriander and mint colouring it green
- 'nalli korma' (lamb shank korma) from Lucknow, fragrant slow cooked lamb shanks falling off the bone
- 'aachar gosht' from Bhopal, lamb cooked in pickling spices
- lamb curry Madras style from Tamil Nadu, hot but a flavoursome combination of spices
- 'safed murgh korma' from Agra, a white chicken korma
- 'chicken rizzala' from Bhopal, a green chicken korma with coriander and mint
- 'pista chicken' from Delhi, a chicken pistachio korma, with a green pistachio sauce which is a bit of an effort to prepare but is worth it
- 'kaju chicken in kaala masala' from Mumbai, chicken and cashew nuts in 'black spices'
- Parsee red chicken curry from Mumbai

The are plenty of other recipes not only with lamb or chicken but also using fish, shellfish, eggs, vegetables and fruit, including some more unusual ones like watermelon curry, mixed dried fruit curry and pineapple curry.

Whilst concentrating mostly on main courses, there are also recipes in the end section for accompaniments - breads, rice dishes, vegetable side dishes and chutneys - and desserts.

One downside is that being a paperback of relatively small dimensions, you can't lay it open flat on the kitchen worktop (there was an earlier edition of this book with some different recipes which I also own, which had larger dimensions and did lie out flat). It needs a decent cookbook stand, or do what I do and photocopy a recipe so it doesn't matter if you manage to dribble spice pastes all over it.

If you get just one curry book, make it this one.

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The saag was especially good. However

30 April 2018

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

I have made a few of these recipes. The saag was especially good. However, the explanations are very short and sometimes hide how complex and time consuming each step will be. Sometimes quantities / how much to use of an item is not clear either, so you have to guess or use past experience. I think this would be quite challenging for someone not used to Indian cooking already.

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Have just come back from India and enjoyed the food so much that I wanted a book ...

28 February 2017

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

Fabulous book. Have just come back from India and enjoyed the food so much that I wanted a book that was by an Indian person writing about authentic Indian curries.I think I have found it. Thank you.

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Not as good as other Indian recipe books

25 February 2018

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

Just had a look at the recipies, there are a lot of them, but on first glance there's a lot of preparation!

There are easier, and quicker recipes in other books

I would reccommend the The Curry Secret by Chris Dhillon (first published in early 90's), easy to follow, and the final dishes taste just like, and in many cases, even better than those served in Indian restaurants!

I use this and the Curry Guy's recipe books

One person found this helpful2 people found this helpful

I can't recommend this book highly enough.

20 May 2010

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

It's touted as being very authentic. I don't know if this is the case or not.

What I will say is that all the recipes that I have (so far) tried have been easy to make and extremely tasty.

The thing, however, that sets this book above some others that I've tried is that it has a comprehensive section at the start explaining about the different ingredients and techniques found in Indian curries. This is invaluable in helping one to understand better the best way to cook curries. It should help you to improvise your own spicy food without a recipe to hand. I'm sure that once you've done a few recipes from here, you'll find that your spice rack is far fuller!

The best book I have found so far on Indian cookery.

2 people found this helpful3 people found this helpful

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