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Books: Cooking by Cuisine -> Cooking Indian
Indian Vegetarian Cooking from an American Kitchen
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by:
PRASAD, VASANTHA
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Publisher:
Random House
Published: May 12, 1998
ISBN: 0679764380
Format:Paperback
Pages:249
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Book Description
From Library Journal
Sahni (Savoring Spices and Herbs, LJ 4/15/96) has already written the introduction to Indian cooking, her authoritative Classic Indian Cooking (1980). In her new book, however, which might be considered the "light" version of the
earlier one, she presents simpler, more casual dishes in an effort to make Indian food seem unintimidating even to the novice cook. The recipes are uncomplicated?most have only three steps?and the headnotes are informative but very user-friendly.
Recommended for most libraries Prasad's book, on the other hand, written with more or less the same goal in mind?to make Indian vegetarian cooking accessible to busy family cooks?is rather disappointing. Some of the dishes don't seem particularly Indian,
while many of the others can be found in any basic Indian cookbook, and the bland, "generic" headnotes don't add much ("Black pepper lends a special flavor to this okra dish"). Neelan Batra's The Indian Vegetarian (LJ 6/15/94) does a far more interesting
job of combining Indian and American tastes and flavors.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description:
Recipes include:
and#184; Cucumber Pirogue
and#184; Spicy Potato Soup
and#184; Fruit Salad with
Yogurt Cheese Dressing
and#184; Sautéed Eggplant and Bell Pepper Curry
and#184; Spinach with Homemade Cheese (Saag Paneer)
and#184; Mixed Vegetable Korma (Navarathna Korma)
and#184; Rice Pilaf with Cashews, Black Pepper,
and
Coconut
and#184; Vegetable Biryani
and#184; Basic Toovar Dal
and#184; Spicy Black-eyed Pea Curry
and#184; Chapatis (Whole Wheat Flat Breads)
and#184; Parathas (Whole Wheat Flaky
Griddle Breads)
and#184; Aloo Parathas
(Potato-stuffed Breads)
and#184; Masala Dosa
and#184; Rava Idli
and#184; Minty Yogurt Drink
and#184; Sweet Vermicelli Pudding
and#184; Almond Milk Fudge
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