[.ca] An Invitation to Indian Cooking (ISBN 0880016647)

Attractive Invite to World of Indian Cuisine:
Jaffrey is surely one of Indian cuisine's true ambassadors. Finding the need initially in our country to receive Indian food, she had to prepare it herself and thus modified recipes to American appliances, measurements, etc. Thus, we have a trusted intro into this fascinating, spicy world of major cuisine with a reliable source to guide. There is an excellent source listing by state with many mail and email order sites. I am enchanted with the spices and yogurt sauces, e.g. Lamb korma with almonds, pecans, and sour cream; lamb chops with whole spices and yogurt; shrimp with brown sauce; sweet rice; yogurt with roasted eggplant. This is great work to enter and explore this flavorful world. Color photos of finished work would help us that are unfamiliar with this.

tasty:
Only tried the Tandoori Chicken recipie, but it was v. good. Little more work than some recipie books, but worth it. The spice mix for the marinade was as good as or better than most Indian restaurants.

Indispensible:
This is my second copy of Jaffrey's book. The original, well-used paperback met with a bad kitchen accident resulting in swelling pages and mildew. I tried to do without it, but none of my other Indian cookbooks provide adequate substitutes for her wonderful and reliable recipes.

Essential Library Item:
I was so pleased to find this cookbook. It is an essential item to have in your cookbook library. I have made several dishes from this book. In particular, I appreciate Jaffrey's insight on the proper heating and layering of spices in Indian Cuisine. No other Indian cookbook illustrates this as well.

Amazing cookbook:
I have read this cover to cover several times, and am totally impressed. Not only with the content, but how well she lays it out.