Low Calorie Vegetarian Cookbook by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
You should expect something special when you are presented with a Sanjeev Kapoor cookbook. Low Calorie Vegetarian really is something a bit different and this...
660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer – review
Yes, I knew that a book of some 660 curries was winging its way to me but I had no concept of what a book...
Modern Spice by Monica Bhide – review
You know, dear reader, that Indian food is my passion. It’s been my pleasure to review many Indian cookbooks written by India-born Indians, UK-born Indians,...
An Indian Kitchen by Farida Khan – review
An Indian Kitchen is a cookbook that works for me on several levels. The author is relatively unknown; it’s spiral-bound so it’s a book you’ll...
The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon – review
I first came across Charmaine Solomon in the 1970’s. My first recipe book was Charmaine’s Chinese Cookbook and I am still using it today (well,...
The Cinnamon Club Cookbook – Iqbal Wahhab and Vivek Singh
The title evokes pictures of colonial plantations with a menu of Anglo-Indian dishes and probably jam roly-poly in sweltering heat. That vision could not be...
The Cinnamon Club, Westminster – restaurant review
The Cinnamon Club was the brain-child of Iqbal Wahhab. Hmmm, that name rings a bell. Yes, my dear musing reader, you are right, Iqbal is...
Easy Indian Cooking by Hari Nayak – review
Hari Nayak is an Indian-born chef who now tempts the taste buds of Americans. In fact he, unlike most Indian chefs in the West, graduated...
Easy Indian Cookbook by Manju Malhi – review
This is a large format volume… seriously large but it’s spiral-bound and this reviewer loves that. What joy! A book that stays open on the...
Classic Indian Recipes by Manju Malhi – review
I am often put off by cookbook titles that include the word ‘classic’. That term sometimes indicates that the dishes are going to be over-fussy...
Anjum’s New Indian by Anjum Anand – review
Anjum Anand has a very popular second BBC TV series called Indian Food Made Easy, and this volume contains recipes from that series. Her last...
Contemporary Indian Cuisine by Anil Ashokan – review
This is a stunner! Contemporary Indian Cuisine has the light, airy, modern feel of a French Nouvelle Cuisine cookbook but still manages to convey the...
Complete Indian Cooking by Meena Pathak – review
You might not know the name Meena Pathak but I am sure you know her products. Pataks is the name of the company she has...
Meena Pathak Celebrates Indian Cooking – review
The name sounds familiar. Well, it will do to any of us who buy the celebrated Patak’s range of Indian sauces and condiments. They grace...
Zeen – Flavour of India – restaurant review
Zeenat Harnal began work in the hospitality industry in 1980 as a management trainee within the Taj Group of Hotels in India. This is a...
The Bollywood Cookbook by Bulbul Mankani – review
This book is stuffed with the best looking people around. The author, Bulbul Mankani, introduces us to the glamorous world of the Indian film industry...
Green Chilli Restaurant – Chef Bhuwan Bhatt – review
It’s just a short distance from the heart of Hammersmith. It’s even nearer to Ravenscourt Park Station, so this is a prime spot for a...
India’s Vegetarian Cooking by Monisha Bharadwaj – review
How does this woman do it? Monisha Bharadwaj presents us with the most gorgeous books, each one more sumptuous than the last. The photography of...
Fish Indian Style by Atul Kochhar – review
Chef and restaurateur Atul Kochhar is one of the better known Asian faces on food TV in the UK. His restaurant, Benares, holds a Michelin...
Stylish Indian in Minutes by Monisha Bharadwaj – review
Monisha Bharadwaj has a talent (in fact she has many, she is also a classical Indian dancer and an educator) for writing books that are...