Product Description

Curry is Salmon with Garlic and Turmeric. Curry is Grilled Chicken with Cashew-Tomato Sauce. Curry is Asparagus with Tomato and Crumbled Paneer. Curry is Lamb with Yellow Split Peas, Chunky Potatoes with Spinach, Tamarind Shrimp with Coconut Milk, Baby Back Ribs with a Sweet-Sour Glaze and Vinegar Sauce, Basmati Rice with Fragrant Curry Leaves. Curry is vivid flavours, seasonal ingredients, a kaleidoscope of spices and unexpected combinations. And "660 Curries" is the gateway to the world of Indian cooking, demystifying one of the world's great cuisines.There are appetizers - Spinach Fritters, Lentil Dumplings in a Buttermilk Coconut Sauce - and main courses - Chicken with Lemongrass and Kaffir-Lime Leaves, Lamb Loin Chops with an Apricot Sauce. Cheese dishes - Pan-Fried Cheese with Cauliflower and Cilantro; bean dishes - Lentil Stew with Cumin and Cayenne. And hundreds of vegetable dishes - Sweet Corn with Cumin and Chiles, Chunky Potatoes with Golden Raisins, Baby Eggplant Stuffed with Cashew Nuts and Spices. There are traditional, regional curries from around the subcontinent and contemporary curries. Plus all the extras: biryanis, breads, rice dishes, raitas, spice pastes and blends, and rubs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #107817 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 809 pages

Customer Reviews

Remarkable Range
I am not prone to writing reviews unless the book in question is either remarkably poor or spectacularly good, this book is the latter.

A superb collection of curries (and by curry I mean anything with some combination of Indian spices) from across the width and breadth of India. If this is the one book on Indian cuisine that you buy you will not be disappointed.

Pros:
Excellent vegetarian options
Excellent instructions: I have cooked 30+ recipes without fail
Something for everyone.
Good portion estimates.
Good education in strategy and description of each stage within a recipe.
Excellent individual recipes and combination recommendations.
Excellent collection of home recipes and associated anecdotes.

Cons:
No estimated cooking time.

Buy it.

What is a curry?
You may question the author's definition of a curry but you cannot criticise the range of the dishes on offer in this book and the research that has gone into it. This is a superb book for people interested in Indian Cuisine and all the recipes I have cooked from it have turned out brilliantly. Prepare to enjoy your food more as you cook from this book!