[.ca] Classic Indian Veget Ck (ISBN 0688049958)

An Unequivocal and Delicious "Yes!":
My first reaction to many of these recipes has been "My god! Can you DO that with lentils/milk/yoghurt/vegetables?". But the answer is an unequivocal and delicious "YES!" There aren't tons of glossy colourful pictures smiling out at you (and pushing the price up), and this is a cookbook that has more recipes than you can shake a stick at, so it might be intimidating for some. But fear not. The recipes are well tested, the ingredients readily available, and the descriptions are well written and meaningful. This book has transformed my cooking and my kitchen, with recipes that are tasty, economical, and varied. If you are the least bit adventurous, try this book, I implore you.

Vegetarian's Delight...:
This is Julie Sahni's second long awaited book after Classic Indian Cooking. Recipedelights.com thinks this book is a must-have for Vegetarians since it explores the riches of India's vegetarian and grain cooking. It begins with a simple explanation of the ingredients and techniques characteristic of this cuisine. She goes on to describe every classical blend of curry in the Indian tradition, with accompanying recipes on how to use them. A masterful selection of India's vegetarian cuisine- from delicate curries to fiery hot dals- all healthful and delicious.

A method for Indian Cuisine:
Julie Sahni has proven herself to be an ingenious cook. Her adaptations of classic Indian fare for western vegetable, corn, and bean varities was nothing short of inspired. No longer will you have to struggle to find an adequate replacement for an unknown variety which may be irreplabable. She has also done a marvelous job of introducing me to a variety of Indian dishes. From the curry-laden legumes of the north to the delightfully fiery vegetables of the south, these recipes are both easy to reporduce and quite enjoyable to eat. her introduction to most of the ingredients and methods used were also remarkably helpful. This book is more of a method for Indian cuisine that a collection of recipes. I recommend it for anybody interested in the subject.

A masterful selection:
A friend recommended this book to me and I also read about it on one of the Indian websites. Just thought you might be also be interested to read this review from RecipeDelights.com- This is Julie Sahni's second long awaited book after Classic Indian Cooking. A must-have for vegetarians, it explores the riches of India's vegetarian and grain cooking. It begins with a simple explanation of the ingredients and techniques characteristic of this cuisine. She goes on to describe every classical blend of curry in the Indian tradition, with accompanying recipes on how to use them. A masterful selection of India's vegetarian cuisine- from delicate curries to fiery hot dals- all healthful and delicious.

A great start toward Indian cooking:
My wife and I received this book a month ago, for Christmas 2002, and have been cooking our way through it ever since. We are both vegetarians and, while not Indian, have had authentic Indian cooked food. The recipes are fairly well done, easy to follow, and obviously well tested. Unlike some cook books, the times are correct, the food tastes "right," and the descriptions are accurate. It is well worth having this book as a good introduction to Indian style cooking. Try the Eggplant and Potato side dish (as a main course) over rice, it's wonderful! There are a few minor annoyances that cause me to only give four stars rather than five. First, the index is horrible. Looking up dishes by the Indian names is tedious as the book has been almost over Americanized. Second, with a title with the word "classic," I am disappointed in the number of items that tell me to "buy this at the store/nobody makes these from scratch anymore/this is too complex, here is a simplified version" in this book. I appreciate the information, but I don't want the variation, at least not without the true recipe too. Third, even most of the side dishes will feed an army. Not being Indian, I would like even more information on meal planning than is given. If I made all the things suggested, we would be eating the same meal for a week straight! Finally, the book doesn't go into much detail about the different regions and I would prefer to have things divided into regions as well. Again, these are minor, and I recommend this book as a good first book, but the recipes are good, so give it a shot! Oh, there are some typos in the book too, and considering how long it has been in print, they should have been fixed long ago!