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Madhur Jaffrey
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Pages: 288 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0091874157
Pub: Ebury Press
Pub date: 2003-10-02
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1391
Editorial Review:
This title contains over 200 delicious recipes, all within reach of the keen cook. Not only are the very best curry recipes from India included but also a selection of the best curry recipes from all over the world. There is yellow lobster curry from Thailand, lamb shanks braised in yoghurt from Pakistan, Moghlai korma from Bangladesh, red beef curry from Sri Lanka, Natal red bean curry from South Africa, chicken-coconut curry soup from Myanmar, lamb curry with okra from Indonesia, curry stew fish from Trinidad and stir-fried curried pork with lemon grass from Vietnam. There is even a nineteenth-century recipe for lamb curry with tomato apple chutney from the kitchens of the oriental club in the heart of London. And it does not stop there. To complement the curries there are recipes for soups, noodles, breads, chutneys, beans and vegetables. Madhur traces the origins and history of curry, explaining how immigrants to new lands mixed their knowledge of food from home with new-found ingredients and skills to created an ever-growing cornucopia of delicious curry hybrids with its authoritative and comprehensive text and mouthwatering illustrations, this book makes fascinating reading for food lovers everywhere and will be an outstanding addition to any cook's library.
Reader Reviews:
good book (0/0 people found this helpful)
I picked this up from a friend and went out to buy the essential ingredients for the basic curries - cumin, fennel, mustard seeds, tamarind, cardomom, cinammon etc...and low and behold i have been able to create some lovely authentic curries - just like you get the curry house!!!
what amazed me most was how simple it was and also how cheap it is to eat indian food - once you have a collection of the basic ingredients all you need is bit of meat, veg, stock or coconut milk - obviously there are some recepies that require a few more things buying from the shop but often you can omit the odd ingredient and still get a great tasting dish.
There is a great recipie for a pakistani basic curry sauce which is so chepa and easy to make - i just make a load of it at once, keep the rest for later - which becomes even more flavour full its great without adding any meat or veg to it, you can just dip bits of bread it as a snack.
I have also enjoyed trying the chinese style curries you get from the take away - using evaporated milk instead of stock or coconut milk, this came out just like the take aways do it too! Yummy!
It also has little briefings into the dishes and its history - for example a Vindaloo is originally not hot at all - but is actually a dish or portugese origin created in Goa, from wine and garlic.
only downsides are there a few intimidating recipies that have hard to get ingredients and there are not many pictures in to give you a guide - but it is a great guide to the curries of the world and allthe extras that go with it - the kebabs are well worth trying too.
deffo receommend this book for anyone wanting to try to and cook some good traditional and adventurous curries.
Madhur Jaffrey Ultimate Curry Bible (2/2 people found this helpful)
My brother got me this for xmas after raving about it for ages and yesterday I cooked the Green Coriander Chicken and a red lentil dish with cayenne and garlic - came out delicious!Im thinking of cooking the Durban Roast Curried Chicken with garlic potatoes and salad tonight.
Have only given it 4 stars because I have only cooked once with it but it's a lovely book and the histories of the recipes are fascinating. I find easy to use and Im becoming a bit obsessed with spices and curries!
Just what it says on the tin! (1/1 people found this helpful)
This is the BEST curry book I have ever used. The recipes work, and you would be pleased to be served up any one of the dishes I have tried in a restaurant. One little note - there is a delicious lamb & orange curry, but whereas Madhur Jaffrey suggests minced lamb, we much preferred it with diced. Bon appetit.
Foolproof. (1/1 people found this helpful)
To those who experienced failure with the recipes here - with all due respect, they're foolproof, as long as you have the requesite ingredients.
They're even fairly flexible. Highly recommended, and you get an interesting history lesson to boot.
Fantastic - Can't wait to try everything (3/3 people found this helpful)
I am not one for a book without many photos and this hasn't got many but it is so fantastic. It is like ready a really great book with great recipes but not too much writing where you would get bored. After buying Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking book (which has loads and loads of pictures and is absolutely fantastic) but this book is absolutely brilliant. Buy buy buy
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