Most health-conscious eaters tend to avoid Indian food because of the high-fat methods used to prepare many of the popular dishes. Leading Indian cookbook writer Mridula Baljekar's revolutionary methods allow readers to enjoy deliciously spiced Indian meals, packed with flavor and nutrition, but without added fat. Drawing upon her extensive knowledge of traditional Indian cooking techniques, flavors, and spices, Baljekar has devised no-added-fat cooking techniques that dramatically revise how delicious Indian food is prepared—without altering its authentic taste. With insightful cook's tips featured throughout, the 150 easy-to-prepare recipes include Vegetable Soup, Spiced Chapatis, Ground Lamb Kebabs, King Prawns with Baby Zucchini, Fish Tikka, Fresh Tomato Chutney, Tandoori Chicken, Saffron Rice, Savory Potato Mash, Mixed Vegetable Curry, Spiced Pears, Rose-Flavored Iced Dessert, and more.
Everyone is looking for cookbooks which make Indian food easy, un-frightening and quick. This book does that. With 120 original recipes for vegetarians and a useful store cupboard checklist this books is giving cooks what they want. Simple step-by-step curries and Indian vegetable dishes, savoury rice and breads all can be prepared in a jiffy. Mridula Baljekar’s profile is steadily growing. All recipes and ingredients have Americanised weights and measures.
Spending time in the kitchen cooking and preparing meals is getting more and more difficult with the demands of today's busy lifestyles. But, with so many ready to cook ingredients now available in the supermarket, it is far easier to create fast, attractive and delicious Indian dishes. Mridula Baljekar, the rising star of Indian cooking, shows that all you need is a little organisation and a few vital simple steps; then you too will be able to recreate her tasty and authentic meals in no time at all. Mridula's recipes - gathered from her many travels round India. They range from chicken & chick pea pilau, spiced prawns to vegetarian dishes like black eye beans and mushroom. They are both quick and easy, and far superior to the bland ready-prepared dishes sold in the supermarkets. No recipe takes longer than 45 minutes from preparation to serving, and menus are also included. Mridular shows how a three-course Indian meal takes just 60 minutes from work top to table.The book to replace heat and eat' curries any day of the week, Real Fast Indian Food is set to become an essential title for every kitchen.
Dazzling colour, warm textures and the glow of the wood fire created a most magical atmosphere," Mridula Baljekar reminisces. "I now realize that my grandmother had given me one of the greatest and perhaps the most enduring gifts I could ever have wished for." Secrets from an Indian Kitchen is a culinary journey into the heart of an Indian family kitchen. It records the "secrets" that are passed down through generations and are the essence of this range of exquisite dishes. Mridula, a well-established cook and Indian food expert, was born and raised in North Eastern India. Since moving to England she has written several cookbooks, including The Complete Indian Cookbook and has recently opened her restaurant Spice Route in Windsor, Berkshire which won a Best in Britain Awards gold award in 2002. Book jacket.
The cuisines of India, Cambodia, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam were adapted to the palates of the foreign occupiers and were subsequently brought home.
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