Indian Food Made Easy
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Edition: PaperbackPublished: 2008-01-01
ISBN: 1435107802
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Metro Books
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Book Review: Good book, but ...
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book on sale, and it's my first Indian cook book ever, so I was excited at the beautiful pictures and easy instructions. I made a list of Indian Spices and went to my local Indian grocery store to stock up. Here are the results of the four dishes I've tried so far:
*Home made paneer [cheese] - first try was a disaster - tasteless, bland, overly dry, unappealing crumbly white block - but I looked up methods online and the second attempt was much, much better after tweaking the recipe by adding a pinch of salt and sugar to the paneer, and kneading it before you let it sit with a weight on top to draw out excess moisture. It was a bit soft, though, but much more flavorful.
*Spinach and paneer - Deee-licous. The only small drawback was my paneer was too soft, maybe?, because it melted into the spinach instead of keeping it's shape, but otherwise, the flavor and texture were awesome.
*Spinach and Tomatoes - Another winner. The spinach is wilted, but retains it fresh flavor. The tomato puree and spices give it so much more flavor. Very tasty. And so easy to make!
*Chicken curry dish - I know, this doesn't help identify which chicken curry, but it was a lot of work, and the end product was -- just okay. It was good, mind you, but not good enough to be memorable, or for me to even try it again.
The book itself is in a clear, concise format. The recipes are easy, even if in some cases there are a lot of ingredients, and the author gives advice and tidbits of information to help you along in making the dishes. Beautiful pictures abound. Good explanation of all the spices used in the book. Overall, I am pleased with the book, even if my first attempts were not what I expected they would be.
I won't give up on the book, though; I'll keep trying more recipes, so my initial rating will probably change - I am hopeful and optimistic future attempts will be successful so I'll be able to revise my rating by adding more stars but for now, all I can give is 3 stars because 2 of the 4 dishes were a bit of a disappointment.
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