 | Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Sahni
Buy new: $20.87 / Used from: $12.45 The title pretty much says it all. Julie Sahni is one of the best authors of this subject. Everything she writes is worth having.
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 | 1,000 Indian Recipes by Neelam Batra
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $15.95 This title also says it all: 1001 recipes! They range from the common to the esoteric. If you can't find it in this book, you have to be blind. Neelam Batra is another great author.
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 | Tandoor: The Great Indian Barbecue by Ranjit Rai
Buy used from: $93.84 This is the do all and end all of tandoori cooking. Comprehensive, with great photos.
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 | Indian Spice Kitchen: Essential Ingredients and Over 200 Authentic Recipes by Monisha Bharadwaj
Buy used from: $6.06 This is the best guide for Indian spices. Informative and well-written with great photos.
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 | The Curry Club Book of Indian Cuisine: The Best 250 Recipes by Pat Chapman
Buy used from: $9.00 Pat Chapman is the King of Curry. His books are the best on the subject of Anglo-Indian Restaurant Cooking. It is a shame that his books are hard to find.
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 | Cafe Spice Namaste: Modern Indian Cooking by Cyrus Todiwala
Buy used from: $7.99 Great modern Indian recipes with no nonsense. Chic layout with great photos.
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 | Balti: Curry Cookbook (Curry Club) by Pat Chapman
Buy used from: $0.96 You may search to the ends of the earth to find this book, but it's worth it. Well done Pat!
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 | Tandoori Curry Cookbook (Curry Club) by Pat Chapman
Buy used from: $1.48 This is another Pat Chapman masterpiece. Once again it is a bit hard to find.
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 | Secrets from an Indian Kitchen by Mridula Baljekar
Buy used from: $7.39 Mridula is another great author of Indian cookbooks. You can't go wrong with any of her books.
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 | Curry : Fire and Spice: Over 150 Great Curries from India and Asia by Mridula Baljekar
Buy new: $21.89 / Used from: $15.79 This is Mridula's comprehensive volume of curries. The recipes are not all Indian, but the book is very good and contains great photos.
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 | Great Curries of India by Camellia Panjabi
Buy used from: $4.82 This book has all the curry classics, with nice photos.
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 | Cuisines of India: The Art and Tradition of Regional Indian Cooking by Smita Chandra
Buy used from: $9.25 This is a great book of regional Indian cooking. Smita Chandra is another great author. You can't go wrong with any of her books.
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 | From Bengal to Punjab: The Cuisines of India by Smita Chandra
Buy used from: $1.62 Another good book by Smita Chandra containing no-nonsense regional Indian recipes.
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 | The Food of India by Priya Wickramasinghe
Buy used from: $14.99 This is a beautiful large-format book of classic Indian recipes from all regions. Awesome photos. Put this one on your coffee table.
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 | The Turmeric Trail: Recipes and Memories from an Indian Childhood by Raghavan Iyer
Buy used from: $58.97 Great book, great author, great recipes. This book touches on some of the lesser-know dishes which are common to India. You can read this book as if it were a novel.
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 | Betty Crocker's Indian Home Cooking by Betty Crocker Editors
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $2.61 This is Raghavan's first book with comprehensive coverage of classic Indian dishes. Well written with great photos.
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 | Savoring India: Recipes and Reflections on Indian Cooking (Savoring ...) by Julie Sahni
Buy used from: $50.00 Here is another book for your coffee table. Since it is written by Julie Sahni, it not only looks beautiful, but contains great recipes as well.
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 | Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey
Buy used from: $5.50 No bookshelf would be complete without at least one book by Madhur Jaffrey. She is another great author of this subject.
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 | An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey
Buy new: $20.52 / Used from: $13.95 I really love Madhur Jaffrey. How can you not love her? Everything she does is fantastic.
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 | Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.32 Yes, another Madhur Jaffrey book. They're all great. This one has recipes which are quick and easy, just like the title says.
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 | The Indian Recipe Book: Over 200 Deliciously Authentic Dishes by Shehzad Husain
Buy used from: $37.00 Shehzad Husain is another great author of this subject. All her books are great. She is the Queen of Balti.
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 | Indian Regional Classics: Fast, Fresh, and Healthy Home Cooking by Julie Sahni
Buy used from: $14.90 And yet, another masterpiece by Julie Sahni. Great regional Indian recipes.
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 | Savoring the Spice Coast of India: Fresh Flavors from Kerala by Maya Kaimal
Buy used from: $84.51 A really good book. Authentic recipes from Kerala with nice photos.
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 | The Indian Grocery Store Demystified (Take It with You Guides) by Linda Bladholm
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $8.00 A must-have for anyone who wants to really cook Indian. It's your roadmap to the world of Indian ingredients.
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