Beyond Curry Indian Cookbook: A Culinary Journey Through India

This book is rich in description and use of various spices, dals and other ingredients, especially in the first fifty pages. The recipes I found less engaging. I had a hard time to find any of particular interest And there are many holes. For example, I found not a single recipe for Sambar, one of the most common and beloved dishes, especially in the south, and there were only three recipes using eggplant or brinjal, out of many hundreds which could have been represented.In sum, the value of the book is in it's descriptions uses of the common spices and particular Indian ingredients. Don't count on it for recipes

Great selection of recipes from across India with different cooking options. Many recipes have instant pot instructions.

I was delighted when I discovered Beyond Curry Indian Cookbook : A Culinary Journey Through India. Our family is new to Indian food and we had just been discussing how we wanted to learn more about the cuisine and to try different Indian foods. The book has a beautiful cover featuring an Indian meal. It has a generous size with 262 pages. This is one of the most information-packed cookbooks that I have seen. It discussed regions of India and their cooking styles, popular Indian foods, Indian pantry staples, and essential equipment. There are tips and tricks for cooking and information on serving Indian meals. There are full page color photographs scattered throughout the book that will make you want to eat immediately. The 10 chapters cover every sort of recipe including spice blends, appetizers, rice, salads, vegan foods, poultry and meat, eggs, fish, drinks and desserts - and so much more. Each recipe has labels and icons that show the recipe origin, spice level, and dietary properties (vegetarian, egg-free, gluten-free, etc.) There's also a tiny map with each recipe that shows where the recipe originated in India. There's so much to learn about Indian food and cooking. This book is very informative and reassuring for a novice in Indian cooking. When I flipped through the book, I decided to start with a very simple recipe - Plain Basmati Rice. The directions were clearly written and I liked that there were instructions for modifying the number of servings of rice. I was very pleased with how this basic recipe turned out. When I was browsing through the cookbook, I was looking for fairly simple recipes to introduce Indian food to our family. Next I selected the recipe for Goan Russian Salad. It is a chilled salad including cucumber, potato, tomato, pineapple, green peas, bell pepper, hardboiled egg, diced chicken or ham, mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, and even a few more ingredients. I served this as a light summer lunch and the family really loved it. Then, for supper I prepared Chile Cheese Toast which is served in India as a snack, at breakfast, or teatime. This is my favorite recipe so far: buttered bread toasted in the oven and topped with cooked red onion, Cheddar cheese, green chile, bell pepper, and cilantro. This is also an attractive and colorful dish since it has red onion, orange Cheddar, green chile, cilantro, and - I used orange colored - bell pepper. This recipe reminded me of vegetable style nachos or cheese pizza vegetable toppings served on toasted bread. This cookbook has a wide range of delicious recipes ranging from very simple - like the Basmati Rice - to much more elaborate ones. I think it would be enjoyed by anyone interested in Indian cooking - from the novice to the experienced cook. I'll continue to try more of the recipes and look forward to enhancing my knowledge of Indian cooking. I received this product at a discounted rate in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Love love love this book. Got it on kindle. I love to cook and already have a few Indian cookbooks but tgis one is the best. Written for a mainly American audience it breaks everything down. Simplifies without oversimplifying. Love it love it. I enjoyed the Introduction and history and online sources for the spices as well. Like reading it in my spare time.

Wonderful. Delicious and easy to prepare recipes. Given India's diverse population, there are recipes here for both meat and veggie lovers.

Where are the recipes of Vegetable and Meat samosas???? Also, where is the recipe of gulab jamun???? Those are the typical Indian recipes that are very popular in the Indian cuisine. I am very disappointed that those recipes are not in the book.

My mom loved it for her Mothers day gift. She spent over 20 years in & around africa & the book brought back memories of all the spices & recipes she once knew. Thank you amazon & Denise D'silva Sankhe for keeping tradition alive, Much Love!

must have for those who are new to Indian food. In my opinion.I wish that there were more pictures. I have no idea what the end product should look like, even though I follow recipe...

We love this book!

Great book. Many thanks

To reach a segment of cookbook buyers, this book is called 'Indian Cookbook', which actually is too broad a category. There is no Indian cooking as such, each area and each community within an area has its own cooking.D'Silva collects food from the Konkan-Malabar coast strip, and has done a good job of covering the use of pressure cooking and slow cooking. I tried a few recipies and was quite happy with the ease of preparation and the tips.

Excellent cookbook covering the whole of India unlike other recipe books on India.. Many unique recipes from all states which have previously not been covered in any cookbook. so not only do you get the usual cuisines like Punjabi, Goan or Bengali. You also get undiscovered gems like Manipuri cuisine, and Odiya cuisine.Very simple, easy to follow recipes and helpful timings and suggestions. and nice anecdotal info.

great Indian recipe book. Wish there were pictures, but the descriptions are very well done.