Indian Light Cooking: Delicious and Healthy Foods from One of the World's Great Cuisines

by Ruth Law

Book Overview

For more than a decade, the author of The Southeast Asia Cookbook has traveled throughout Asia, learning about the people, their culture and cuisine. This comprehensive book takes readers step-by-step through more than 200 recipes for delicacies taken from all of India. Illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556113897
• ISBN13: 9781556113895
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Indian South Beach

I have been really pleased which the recipes I have tried from Indian Light Cooking and I don't find the reductions in oil and fat excessive. The recipes do use a little oil, for example to cook spices for some dishes. However in the same recipe she may suggest blanching green peppers in boiling water instead of sauteed with oil in a skillet. I am a loose follower of the South Beach Diet and these recipes are often close to the approach recommended there. Perhaps they don't taste exactly as remembered to someone who is used to them the higher fat way, but I find them very tasty and in most cases fairly easy to make.

Great resource

The recipes I've tried so far have been easy to follow and fantastic. For example, her Baingan Bharta was the best I have ever had. Madhur Jaffrey's book used to be my bible, but so far this is every bit as tasty but nowhere near as fatty. She lists a lot of nutritional information for each dish too - including calories, fat, carbs (but not fiber -- you WW people will have to make an educated guess).

A wonderful cookbook

Ruth Law's "Indian Light Cooking" is my favorite cookbook. Ease of preparation, healthy recipe design, and a sincere respect for the cuisine are combined to produce a remarkable (and usable) resource. Highly recommended.