{"id":3548,"date":"2009-03-03T14:56:01","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2018-02-27T14:35:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T14:35:58","slug":"easy-indian-cookbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/easy-indian-cookbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Indian Cookbook by Manju Malhi – review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Easy This is a large format volume… seriously large but it\u2019s spiral-bound and this reviewer loves that. What joy! A book that stays open on the counter. The pages offer a photograph by William Lingwood for every recipe and the text is big and easily read and understood. This book does give the impression that it\u2019s going to live up to its title. To keep you in the right frame of mind, the publishers have also included a music CD to create the right ambiance for an exotic meal.<\/span><\/p>\n

The author Manju Malhi is evidently well supported. Her acknowledgments read like a Who\u2019s Who of the media food world. AWT, Jeni Barnett, Alan Coxon, Paul Hollywood to name but a few. Manju has been a regular on our screens for quite a while and it\u2019s evident that people in the know have faith in her. That\u2019s a good start, but how about the food?<\/p>\n

Well, the dishes look lovely and will be familiar to British restaurant goers. You\u2019ll be able to prepare many of your favourite Curry House meals. Not all of these are authentic recipes handed down through generations since the plaster on the Taj Mahal was still wet, but they reflect what we have come to expect from an Indian menu. Chicken Tikka Masala is here and that\u2019s home-grown… that is, a British home!<\/p>\n

Easy Indian Cookbook doesn\u2019t assume you know anything about cooking Indian food. It\u2019s not condescending or patronising but it gives you lots of basic advice that will be welcomed by the novice. There is a good glossary of ingredients with Hindi as well as English names and some basic cooking techniques which will hold no terrors.<\/p>\n

The recipe chapters cover everything from chutneys, spice mixtures and breads to meat and side dishes. There is also a selection of sweet treats and that\u2019s good to see. It\u2019s often difficult to find an appropriately exotic end to an Indian meal. The Menus chapter will help you present a balanced meal combining flavours and textures that will make you look like you know what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

One of the classiest of dishes is Prawn Poori. This isn\u2019t a difficult recipe, none of them are, but it\u2019s impressive. Pooris are deep-fried breads that are rich and flaky. The prawns are succulent with a hint of heat from green chilli. I guarantee that you\u2019ll make this often. It\u2019s smart comfort food.<\/p>\n

Easy Indian Cookbook is a marvellous introduction to Indian cooking. An attractive book that would make a great gift for anyone who wants to try their hand at the cuisine we love so much.<\/p>\n

Easy Indian Cookbook
\nAuthor: Manju Malhi
\nPublished by: Duncan Baird Publishers Ltd.
\nPrice: \u00a316.99
\nISBN 978-184483-583-6<\/p>\n

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Cookbook review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

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See more books by Manju Malhi here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Read reviews of more Indian cookbooks here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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