
This extraordinary cookbook is a complete course in Indian cuisine. When it was first published it was hailed by both Jane Grigson & Elizabeth David who said of it.. This is a marvellous book. Julie Sahni tackles the daunting task of presenting the multiple complex traditions of Indian cookery to the English-speaking world & brings it off triumphantly. Illustrated throughout with explanatory line drawings it introduces all the basic spices & special ingredients so fundamental to Indian food then explains the techniques employed in using them. So brilliant a teacher is Julie Sahni that it is immediately obvious that Indian food while rich & varied is not difficult to prepare
- the cooking principles are basic & well-known & the utensils needed are few & simple & Julie Sahni is not averse to short cuts using a food processor. Julie Sahni was born in India & now lives in New York where she has established herself as Americas premier authority on Indian cooking.