Product Description

Carefully worked out for American cooks in American kitchens, Madhur Jaffrey's classic An Invitation to Indian Cooking demonstrates how varied, irresistible, and inexpensive Indian cooking can be and how easily you can prepare authentic dishes at home. There is no other book on Indian cooking as persuasive as this "invitation" from award-winning cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey.

Focusing on the flavorful cooking of her native Delhi, Jaffrey offers more than 165 easy-to-follow recipes, with detailed instructions designed for those who have never cooked Indian cuisine. Learn how to make common Indian foods such as Samosas, Fried Eggplant, Naan, and Tandoori Chicken, as well as the more adventurous Tomato Tamarind Chutney, Stuffed Whole Okra, and Lamb Korma with Almonds. Eleven chapters provide recipes for Soups and Appetizers; Meats; Chicken, Other Birds, and Eggs; Fish and Shellfish; Summer Cooking and Barbequed Foods; Vegetables; Rice; Dals; Chutneys, Pickles, and Other Relishes; Breads; and Desserts.

With a helpful introduction and beautiful decorative drawings by Jaffrey, An Invitation to Indian Cooking also includes sample menus for meat-eaters and vegetarians, notes on flavorings and utensils, a glossary of Indian cooking terms, and a list of sources for purchasing special ingredients.

Whether you already love Indian food or are looking for something new to try, learn from the best; let Madhur Jaffrey take you on a culinary journey you will never forget.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #155564 in Books
• Published on: 1999-02-01
• Released on: 1999-07-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Inside Flap Copy
Written especially for Americans, this book demonstrates how varied, exciting, and inexpensive Indian cooking can be, and how easily you can produce authentic dishes at home. Over 200 recipes.

About the Author

An award-winning actress, cookbook author, free-lance journalist and a recipient of the title, Commander of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II, Madhur Jaffrey has written over 15 cookbooks, acted in over 30 films and in scores of TV programs, and written for newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, the Financial Times and the New Yorker.

Customer Reviews

Essential Library Item
I was so pleased to find this cookbook. It is an essential item to have in your cookbook library. I have made several dishes from this book. In particular, I appreciate Jaffrey's insight on the proper heating and layering of spices in Indian Cuisine. No other Indian cookbook illustrates this as well.

Indispensible
This is my second copy of Jaffrey's book. The original, well-used paperback met with a bad kitchen accident resulting in swelling pages and mildew. I tried to do without it, but none of my other Indian cookbooks provide adequate substitutes for her wonderful and reliable recipes.

Amazing cookbook
I have read this cover to cover several times, and am totally impressed. Not only with the content, but how well she lays it out.