Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking

The book which accompanied the hugely successful BBC series in the 1980s. Very reliable and easy to follow recipes for Indian home cooking. The black-eyed beans with mushrooms (Lobhia aur khumbi) are a regular feature for me and the biriyani dishes are tip top for entertaining.

Before you begin cooking the wonderful, fool-proof recipes in this book, consider getting a recipe book stand. I used this book so often, mine was covered in curry, dog-eared, and even had a broken spine. So I just purchased another copy, along with that stand. Hope I can keep this copy. I have many books on Indian cooking, but this is the one I go time after time. I've given copies to friends and family--too many requests for the recipe for the dish! Get this book and get cooking! ( )

I learned to cook Indian from this book while I was living in England. Madhur Jaffrey had a cooking show on British TV and this was the cookbook from that show. It is a wonderful introduction to Indian cooking. The recipes are consistent and easy to follow. I still use this as my one and only source for Indian cooking. This is one of the last cookbooks I would be willing to lend or lose. ( )

Just got a second hand copy of this - I lent my original copy years ago to sister and never got it back. Back in the 80's I learned Indian cookery from this book - some really tasty recipes - coriander soup - to die for!! - so glad to have it again. ( )

The only essential cookbook in my kitchen. I'm on my second copy, and have bought several copies for other people... ( )