|
Books : Curried Favors: Family Recipes from South India |
|
|
Books : Curried Favors: Family Recipes from South India |
| Browse by Category: Cooking, Food & Wine Baking Baking > Bread Baking > Cakes Baking > Chocolate Baking > Confectionery Baking > Cookies Baking > Desserts Baking > General Baking > Muffins Baking > Pastry Baking > Pies Baking > Pizza Bartending Beer Business Canning Coffee & Tea Cooking > General Cooking > Potatoes Cooking by Ingredient Cooking with Cheese & Dairy Cooking with Fruits Cooking with Game Cooking with Herbs & Spices Cooking with Meats Cooking with Pasta Cooking with Poultry Cooking with Rice & Grains Cooking with Sauces & Salsa Cooking with Seafood Culinary Arts & Techniques Diabetic & Sugar-Free Dietary Drinks & Beverages Gastronomy Gastronomy Essays Gastronomy History Gourmet Healthy Juice Kosher Low Cholesterol Low Fat Low Salt Meals Meals > Appetizers Meals > Breakfast Meals > Brunch & Tea Meals > Outdoor Cooking Meals > Salads Meals > Soups & Stews Natural Foods Occasions Occasions > Holidays Occasions > Party Planning Occasions > Seasonal Occasions > Tablesetting Outdoor Cooking Outdoor Cooking > BBQ Outdoor Cooking > Picnics Outdoor Cooking > Tailgating Preserving Professional Cooking Quick & Easy Quick & Easy > Cooking for 1 Quick & Easy > Microwave Reference Region > African Region > Asian Region > Canadian Region > Caribbean & Indian Region > Europe Region > General Region > International Region > Latin American Region > Mexican Region > Middle Eastern Region > Native American Region > U.S. Regional Regional & International Smoothies Special Appliances Special Diet Special Occasions Spirits Sweets (see Baking) Vegan Vegetables Vegetables & Vegetarian Vegetarian Wine Wine & Food Wine Buying Guides Wine Collecting Children's Books Entertainment Health, Mind & Body Home & Garden Horror Job Interview Job Resumes Literature & Fiction Mystery & Thrillers Nonfiction Outdoors & Nature Parenting & Families Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Travel |
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59548 EAN: 9780789200556 ISBN: 0789200554 Label: Abbeville Press Manufacturer: Abbeville Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 180 Publication Date: 1996-10 Publisher: Abbeville Press Sales Rank: 1338986 Studio: Abbeville Press Editorial Review: Related Items:
Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great Indian CookbookI recently hosted a dinner party with an Indian food theme. The friends that helped me with the dishes used this cookbook. Everything was fabulous, looked good and tasted even better. The dishes we made were every bit as good as any Indian restaurant I've ever been to which for me is the mark of a terrific cookbook. I highly recommend this book. Rating: - Modern takes on classic Indian quisineSince we received this book as a gift (recommended by a native expert), it has become our default source for special event menus. The Biryani is to die for. Rating:  - A great introduction to South Indian cookingCurried Favors is a smallish softcover cookbook for people in North America wanting to learn how to cook South Indian food. If you've never cooked any Indian recipes at all this cookbook will be the one to get you started off on a solid footing. The ingredients don't get too exotic. Most things you'll be able to find at a regular shop or maybe a community market. Only a few ingredients will cause you to visit an Indian market or order via the Internet such as: atta flour, curry leaves, tamarind concentrate, and asafetida. Required equipment is fairly common as well. You may want a wok for deep frying, cheesecloth for making paneer, and if you plan to make idli, you'll need an idli stand for steaming, a mortar and pestle is highly recommended, and I also suggest having one of those small food processors like the Cuisinart Mini Prep. Indian cooks frequently use a blender to make batters and chutneys but the recipes are often too small for Western sized blenders, which is when that mini prep will come in handy. There is no pressure cooking in this cookbook - one difference that you'll find between this book and other Indian cookbooks. That and all the measurements are US standard, not metric :) So how are the recipes? They're pretty good. I've not made everything from cover to cover, but I have made Sambar, Coconut Chutney, Raita, Cilantro and Mint Chutney, Dhal with Coconut, Stir Fried Okra, Eggplant and Tomatoes, and Coconut Rice. You'll notice that I've used the English translations for the recipes because that is how they are presented in the cookbook, which is fine except if you're trying to make something you ate at a restaurant you'll need a general idea of what was in it. If you cook a lot you'll have no problem with that. But if you're a novice you might find that frustrating. There are many recipes with fish and shrimp, eggs and chicken, and some beef and lamb recipes, too. If you think of Southern India as solely vegetarian, well that isn't exactly the case. Personally though, I think these recipes were included to make the book more American friendly. I'm all for it, I'll eat just about anything. I simply haven't gotten around to those recipes...yet. If you buy this book but need a little inspiration before making something new I'd like to recommend a YouTube channel I found called ShowMeTheCurry. Some of my friends from work are from India and they recommended this to me and it was great to see some of the cooking methods before I got started. It really helped with the flow of things on the first couple recipes. Have fun cooking and enjoy! Rating: - Great recipes and presentationI am really enjoying this book. The recipes I've tried have been easy to follow, as well as looking and tasting great. I also appreciated the shopping advice. I have tried other books on Indian cuisine from the library but this was by far the best. I'm glad I purchased it.
Other Departments - Book Shop - Cake Decorating Shop - Magazine Shop - Candles - Licensed Characters - DVD - Video Shop - Wedding Shop |
Please send mail to PastryWiz with questions or comments about this web site.
This Store is brought to you by
BakingShop.com & PastryWiz.com
in association with Amazon.com
|
* Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Listed prices are for informational purposes only and may change without notice. Final prices are determined when you place your order. |
