India's 500 Best Recipes

by Shehzad Husain

Book Overview

From cover: "A vibrant collection of spicy appetizers, tangy meat, fish and vegtable dishes, breads, rices and delicious chutneys from India and South-East Asia, with over 500 photographs". This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0681375752
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Hermes House
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Practical and fuss-free recipes

I found this book at a chain bookstore in the bargain aisle and was quite amazed at the vast array of recipes, most of which are illustrated in full-color photographs. This is very useful as the cook is able to visualize how a particular dish is supposed to look. Most of the recipes call for ingredients that can be either found at a regular grocery store here in the States [mostly in the Asian aisle] or at Asian grocery stores which are quite plentiful here in the States,depending on where one lives]. The recipes are divided into sections: soups appetizers fish dishes shellfish dishes poulty dishes meat dishes balti dishes vegetable main dishes rice and lentil dishes vegetable side dishes salads relishes and chutneys breads desserts and drinks There is also an index at the end of the book. Besides traditional Indian dishes, there is also a good representation of South-East Asian Cuisine [Malay, Thai], and Chinese. All in all, this is a value buy for the number of recipes one gets.

Awesome Cookbook

I have never cooked Indian before and bought this cookbook on the recommendation of my friend, who owns it. It's fantastic! The recipes are well explained, the pictures are great, and there is much variety in this book. This book is an excellent introduction to Indian cooking, within 5 days of owning this book I made a feast based on the recipes for some friends and dinner was a hit! I highly recommend this.

My favorite Indian Cookbook

This is my favorite of Shehzad Husain's cookbooks. The recipes are, as of yet, all delicious and taste very "authentic" (as validated by one of my best friends who is an instructor for Indian Cooking). Has a great variety of recipes from meats, veg, Indian pickles, side dishes, etc. Definitely a great book if you can find a copy, you won't be disappointed!