The New Tastes of India: Over 100 Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes from Southern India
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Publisher: Headline
Author: Das Sreedharan
The New Tastes of India: Over 100 Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes from Southern India Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780747271482
ISBN: 0747271488
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Manufacturer: Headline
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2003-03-03
Publisher: Headline
Studio: Headline
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780747271482
ISBN: 0747271488
Label: Headline
Manufacturer: Headline
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2003-03-03
Publisher: Headline
Studio: Headline
Editorial Review of The New Tastes of India: Over 100 Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes from Southern India
Customer Reviews of The New Tastes of India: Over 100 Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes from Southern India
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Very disappointing
Review: I expected more from this offering from the man who is supposedly providing Londoners with the definitive South Indian Experience. The recipes were sparse, lacked vital ingredients and the pictures were the most unappetizing I'd seen in a long time.
I definitely wouldn't buy this book. For South Indian vegetarian cuisine you should be looking at Chandra Padmanabhan's marvellous book(which never disappoints), and for authentic Kerala cooking (which is a meat and fish eating community anyway,) try Mrs K.M. Mathew's tome.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Achievable and authentic
Review: I admit from the outset that I am an avid cook book collector and cook. So,it is no suprise really that this was a 'must have' book for me despite the other dozen or so Indian cook books on my groaning bookshelves!
The recipes are well written and simple to follow, yeilding reliable and most enjoyable results.It makes a wonderful change to the anglocised Inidan cook books out there. This is real Indian food, not your usual take away offering.
Some of the ingrediants and equipemt might be a little tricky if you dont have local ethnic shops, but the hunt is well worth the end result.
My only criticism of this book is that there are not enough pictures! I know its wildly more expensive to publish with lots of pictures, but I would be happy to pay twice the price to have a picture for each recipe. Most of us would not know what the end results would look like, so not only are the pictures attractive and inspiring, but they are also such a good guide.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Book for people who don't know how to cook
Review: This was quite a rubbish book.
Every recipe included the same ingredients and spices.
The little anecdotes were fun, but anyone who knows how to cook will be seriously underwelmed.
It's a cut and paste job, with parts of recipes copied throughout most of the book. Lots of white paper too =(
The main reason I bought it was to try and perfect the Biryani, and the technique explained here of cooking the rice first then adding the vegetables at the end has produced my least interesting results.
can anyone can reccomend a serious vegetarian cookery book, something like Terre a Terre or the Gate ?
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A brilliant working cookbook
Review: As an inexperience cook I previously approached Indian home cooking with caution. After buying this book and launching myself into the recipes I can say that I have transformed my view! The layout of the recipes I find to be clear and straightfoward, the guide at the front as to the ingredients and cooking utensils is invaluable to a beginner, even if you are fairly accustomed to using some of the spices and vegetables etc. I have rarely been so entranced with the smell of cooking spices as with doing these recipes, I was amazed at how everything blended so well. In particular, the rather bland sounding combination of potato and cauliflower was astounding for the way all the tastes combined to make a delicious and flavoursome curry, and easy to make to boot!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Delicious vegetarian recipes
Review: This cookery book is written by the owner of the Rasa restaurants in London. The recipes are mostly from southern India and make quite a lot of use of coconut, as well as southern spices (and rice!). There are some really novel and interesting recipes in here, even one for a gooseberry curry and a garlic curry. I would recommend the book, but I found the constant mention of his restaurants, the chef in his restaurants, the clients of his restaurants and his restaurants to be rather annoying! A good book somewhat spoiled by self promotion.
Review Summary: Very disappointing
Review: I expected more from this offering from the man who is supposedly providing Londoners with the definitive South Indian Experience. The recipes were sparse, lacked vital ingredients and the pictures were the most unappetizing I'd seen in a long time.
I definitely wouldn't buy this book. For South Indian vegetarian cuisine you should be looking at Chandra Padmanabhan's marvellous book(which never disappoints), and for authentic Kerala cooking (which is a meat and fish eating community anyway,) try Mrs K.M. Mathew's tome.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Achievable and authentic
Review: I admit from the outset that I am an avid cook book collector and cook. So,it is no suprise really that this was a 'must have' book for me despite the other dozen or so Indian cook books on my groaning bookshelves!
The recipes are well written and simple to follow, yeilding reliable and most enjoyable results.It makes a wonderful change to the anglocised Inidan cook books out there. This is real Indian food, not your usual take away offering.
Some of the ingrediants and equipemt might be a little tricky if you dont have local ethnic shops, but the hunt is well worth the end result.
My only criticism of this book is that there are not enough pictures! I know its wildly more expensive to publish with lots of pictures, but I would be happy to pay twice the price to have a picture for each recipe. Most of us would not know what the end results would look like, so not only are the pictures attractive and inspiring, but they are also such a good guide.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Book for people who don't know how to cook
Review: This was quite a rubbish book.
Every recipe included the same ingredients and spices.
The little anecdotes were fun, but anyone who knows how to cook will be seriously underwelmed.
It's a cut and paste job, with parts of recipes copied throughout most of the book. Lots of white paper too =(
The main reason I bought it was to try and perfect the Biryani, and the technique explained here of cooking the rice first then adding the vegetables at the end has produced my least interesting results.
can anyone can reccomend a serious vegetarian cookery book, something like Terre a Terre or the Gate ?
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A brilliant working cookbook
Review: As an inexperience cook I previously approached Indian home cooking with caution. After buying this book and launching myself into the recipes I can say that I have transformed my view! The layout of the recipes I find to be clear and straightfoward, the guide at the front as to the ingredients and cooking utensils is invaluable to a beginner, even if you are fairly accustomed to using some of the spices and vegetables etc. I have rarely been so entranced with the smell of cooking spices as with doing these recipes, I was amazed at how everything blended so well. In particular, the rather bland sounding combination of potato and cauliflower was astounding for the way all the tastes combined to make a delicious and flavoursome curry, and easy to make to boot!
The only serious quibble I find I have is with some of the ingredients and cooking utensils required. To be fair, Mr Sreedharan does give alternatives where possible. However if, like me, you live some distance from any Indian food and grocery shops then items like fresh curry leaves (which are used in the majority of recipes) are impossible to get hold of, although I have found that most dried goods can be ordered via internet stores. The Bar Snacks and Tiffin recipe sections in particular include utensils that I have not been able to find.
That said I still award it five stars, the recipes are bright, vibrant and an absolute pleasure to cook as well as to eat!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Delicious vegetarian recipes
Review: This cookery book is written by the owner of the Rasa restaurants in London. The recipes are mostly from southern India and make quite a lot of use of coconut, as well as southern spices (and rice!). There are some really novel and interesting recipes in here, even one for a gooseberry curry and a garlic curry. I would recommend the book, but I found the constant mention of his restaurants, the chef in his restaurants, the clients of his restaurants and his restaurants to be rather annoying! A good book somewhat spoiled by self promotion.