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India: Food and Cooking

by Pat Chapman

(ISBN: 978 184537 619 2 - Hardback)

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Publisher - New Holland - 2007
Colour Photographs
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BACK COVER SAYS...

With 200 mouthwatering recipes, India Food and Cooking is a fascinating study of one of the world's greatest cuisines.

Includes recipe from every culinary region, from traditional authentic dishes to modern innovations.

Culinary histories, stories and anecdotes give an enchanting insight into this unique and varied cuisine.

A comprehensive chapter on cooking methods, spices and other ingredients provides essential know-how.

Every kind of dish can be found here, from starters and street food to meat, fish, vegetables, lentils, bread, rice, chutneys and desserts.

CONTENTS

Introduction
India Today
Indian History
The Regions of India
Tools and Equipment
Herbs and Spices
Essential Ingredients
Basic Preparations and Recipes
Starters - Snacks, Soups and Salads
Poultry
Meat
Fish and Shellfish
Vegetables
Lentils
Rice and Breads
Chutney and Pickles
Desserts and Sweet Treats
Drinks
Index
Acknowledgements

RECIPES

Charu - Spicy Tamarind Cooler
Jal Jeera - Cumin Water - RECIPE TO TRY
Kanne - Pepper Soup
Kadhi Shorba - Curry soup
Milagu Tannir - Pepper Water
Shorba Nawabi - Leek, Potato And Cashew Soup
Rasam - Gourd Soup
Dhal Doyi Jhol - Sour Lentil And Yoghurt Soup
Dahi Batata Pava - Crisp, Chewy Street Food
Kosumbri - Bean And Chickpea Salad
Dakshini Salat - Rice, Lentil And Coconut Salad
Pasanda Kebab - Spicy Grilled Escalopes
Khara Sooti Boti Kebab - Omelette-Wrapped Meat Chunks
Murgh Malai Tikka - Creamy Chicken Pieces
Galouti Kebab - Velvety Smooth Minced Meat Rissoles
Kakrar Chop - Crab And Chilli Rissoles
Hara Kebab - Green Vegetarian Rissoles
Dosa - Rice Pancake
Masala Dosa - Curry-Filled Rice Pancakes
Uthappam - Rice Pizza
Aloo Chop - Mashed Potato Rissoles With A Spicy Centre
Bonda Mysori - Batter-Coated Potato Balls
Filowri - Split Pea Rissoles
Triangular Filled And Fried Pastries
Kachori - Filled And Fried Pastry Balls
Moonfali Tava - Pan-Roasted Peanuts
Kaju - Devilled Fried Cashews
Pakora - Deep-Fried Fritters
Ghee Paneer Tikka - Cheese Cubes Fried In Ghee
Chilli Paneer Tikka - Cheese Cubes Fried In Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce - RECIPE TO TRY
Bommaloe Macchli - Bombay Duck
Bhoona Murgh - Mild Chicken Curry
Cafreal - Oven-Cooked Marinated Chicken
Kobiraji - Chicken Fried In Egg Batter
Chachchori Morog - Stir-Fried Chicken Curry
Koli Nallamulu - Chicken In A Dark Pepper Sauce
Kozhi Varattiyathu - Deep-Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Kori Gassi - Mangalorean Chicken Curry
Maasah - Spiced Stuffed Peppers
Makhani Murgh - Butter Chicken
Mirchwangan Korma - Red Chilli Chicken Korma
Raan-e-Murgh - Baked Chicken Legs
Murgh Masala - Rice-Stuffed Roasted Whole Chicken
Qasuri Methi ke Sag Murgh - Fenugreek And Spinach Flavoured Chicken
Rezala Morgh - Rich-Tasting Hot Chicken - RECIPE TO TRY
Zeera Murgh - Chicken Cook With Cumin
Bahn Morog Shikari - Wild Fowl Curry
Dopeyaja Harsh - Onion-Sweetened Duck
Dum Pukht ke Titaar - Sealed Partridge
Kalai - Pheasant In A Thin Red sauce
Shikar ki Buttuck -Wild Duck
Tak-a-Tan - RECIPE TO TRY
Soola ka Battar - Desert Barbecued Quail - RECIPE TO TRY
Bakra Dahi Wala - Goat Curry Cooked In Yoghurt
Erachi Olathiathu - Beef Coconut-Fry - RECIPE TO TRY
Champ Bukhara - Baked Lamb Chops
Do Peeaza Chukander - Lamb With Onion And Beetroot
Dhansak - Meat Simmered With Lentils And Vegetables
Gosht Tikkea Malai ke Bohris - Baked Marinated Beef
Horin Kofta - Venison Meatballs
Keema - Minced Beef Curry
Methi Gosht - Punjabi-Style Fenugreek-Flavoured Meat Curry
Jungli Maas - Jungle Meat
Pasanda - Marinated Veal Escalope
Sufaid Korma ke Khada Masle - Veal In A White Creamy Aromatic Sauce
Nehari - Lamb Shank
Pandi - Hot, Sour and Spicy Pork Curry
Tabak Maz or Mans - Ribs In A Rich Sauce
Raan - Aromatic Roast Lamb
Roghan Josh Gosht - Slow-Cooked Aromatic Meat Dish
Sakarand ka Gosht - Meat And Sweet Potato Stew
Sorportel - Chilli-Hot Pork And Offal - RECIPE TO TRY
Sular Shikaari ke Lepcha - Wild Boar Curry
Vindaloo - Chilli-Hot Pork Curry - RECIPE TO TRY
Xacutti - Lamb With A Cashew And Coconut Paste
Balchao Burra Camarao - Tangy Lobster Curry
Caranguejos Konkani - Goan Crab Curry
Fithuna Mas Lebai - Grilled Garlic Red Mullet
Haakh Gadh - Fried Fish With Spinach - RECIPE TO TRY
Huggo - Grilled Macherel
Khatti Machi Dum - Fried Trout In A Yoghurt Sauce
Chemeen Manga Karavali - Prawns In Mango
Kolmino Patio - Hot, Sweet And Sour Prawns
Kozambhu - Casseroled Tamarind Fish
Macchi Kadhi - Cod In Yoghurt Sauce
Maacher Jingha Sorse Jhal - Mustard-Spiced Prawns And Monkfish
Macchi ka Salan - Fish In A Spicy Sauce
Mathi - Fried or Barbecued Sardines
Min Tuluka - Crisp Spiced Whitebait
Mooli Cheemen - Mixed Seafood In Coconut Sauce
Parpu Konjan - Prawns or Shrimps In Lentils
Piri Piri Diabole Mankyo - Devilled Squid Rings
Peixe Reachado - Spicy Stuffed Fish
Ramus - Crisp-Fried Wild Salmon
Patrani Machli - Baked Herb Pomfret
Maachi Jhol - Fragrantly Simmered Fish
Vevichathu Surmai - Keralan Squid Kingfish Curry
Zawb Tempeirada - Tempered Mussels With Tendlim
Al Yakkhn - Winter Vegetable Curry
Aloo Ghobi Methi - Fenugreek-Flavoured Potato And Cauliflower
Avial - Coconut, Yoghurt And Mango Mixed Vegetables
Baigan Burtha - Smoked Aubergine Purée
Baigan ka Salan - Hyderbadi-Spiced Aubergine
Bemla Kauvery - Bamboo Shoot Curry
Bendakka or Vendaikal - Tamil Stir-Fried Okra
Bindi - Crisp Okra - RECIPE TO TRY
Dhaaba Wallah Ande ka Tarkari - Egg And Pea Curry
Chowgra - Yoghurt-Based Vegetable Curry
Kari or Karikai - Mixed Vegetable Curry
Dilruba Sabzi - Vegetables In A Creamy Sauce
Foogath - Gourd, Plantain And Cashew Curry
Kootu Kazhani - Hot And Sour Vegetables
Khumbi - Mushrooms
Kurass ke Phul - Stir-Fried Celery
Bom Chount - Kashmiri Curried Apple
Coquiero Caldine - Goan Mild Vegetable Stew or Curry
Looki Kalia - Pumpkin Curry - RECIPE TO TRY
Dandal - Broccoli Stems
Mattar Valor - Pea And Green Bean Curry
Mirchi ka Salan - Hyderbadi Chilli Curry
Navrattan Korma - Nine-Jewel Vegetable Curry
Niramish Butta - Vegan Sweetcorn Curry
Oonbhariu - Parsee Roast Root Vegetables - RECIPE TO TRY
Papri - Lentil Dumplings With Vegetables
Payari Moong Upkari - Green Beans With Lentils
Porial Kadama - Festival Vegetables
Rangalu Kanchkaladom - Sweet Potato And Green Banana
Porial Bagada Ottakuddi - Shredded Bamboo Shoots
Poro Mirchi - Chilli Omelette
Railway Station Vegetable Curry
Rasa Karela chi-Bhaji - Tasty Fried Bitter Gourd
Ravaiya - Stuffed Baby Aubergine
Tamarta, Bhare Sag Palak - Beef Tomatoes Stuffed With Cheese And Spinach
Sag Mattar Paneer - Spinach With Peas And Cheese
Sangri Kair - Rajasthani String Beans With Berries
Sevian Tamatar - Gram Flour Vermicelli Noodles In A Tasty Tomato Gujarati Curry Sauce
Thakkali Chugander - Tomato And Beetroot
Thakkali Mulakittathu - Hot-Tempered Tomato Curry
Thoran - Shredded Cabbage And Carrot With Coconut
Tondak - Goan Mushrooms
Ugavela Moong - Curried Beansprouts
Took Aloo - Sindhi Potato
Undhui - Gujarati Five-Vegetable Stew
Turkari - South Indian Vegetable Curry
Aloo Chole - Potato And Chickpea Curry - RECIPE TO TRY
Dhal Bukhara (Dhal Makhni) - Creamy Brown Lentils - RECIPE TO TRY
Kuthalam Moong Korma - Mild Lentil Curry
Roghani Dhal - Black Lentils With Red Kidney Beans
Palak-ka-dala - Rajasthani Spinach Dhal
Sambar - Traditional South Indian Spicy Lentils
Plain Rice - Cooked By Boiling
Plain Rice - Cooked By Absorption
Flavoured Basmati Rice
Khirchri / Khitchdi - Rice with Lentils
Kodava Pullao - Coorg-Style Rice With Minced Chicken Curry
Meeng Pullao ka Surat - Fish Layered With Rice
Meen Moplah Biriani - Mixed Seafood Rice
Quas Chawal - Rice Fried In Ghee
Kesar Chaval - Saffron Rice
Qabooli Gosht Biriani - Lamb With Chickpeas And Rice
Tahiri - Vegetable Biriani Speciality
Puli Saadam - Tamarind Rice
Sewian Ki Khichri - Noodles with Rice
Basic Unleavened Dough
Aloo Dolma Puri - Potato-Stuffed Fried Bread
Bathuway Ka Roti - Spinach-Layered Bread
Thar ke Batti Chupatti
Khatta Puda - Savoury Gram Flour Pancakes
Papadom - Lentil Flour Wafer
Kochuri or Dhal Puri - Deep-Fried Bengali Puff Bread
Roat - Dry Sweet Bread
Am Chaatni - Sweet Mango Chutney
Balchao Camararo - Prawn Pickle
Choti or Murabba - Mature Sweet Mango Pickle
Nimbu Achar - Lime Pickle
Khuttar Mitha Sabzi ka Achar - Sweet And Sour Vegetable Pickle
Cachumber ki Mirchi - Spicy Onion Chutney
Saboot lal Mirchka Achar - Chillies Stuffed With Chilli Pickle
Churri - Herbal Yoghurt Chutney
Hara Podina - Green Puréed Chuntey
Chuk - Beetroot And Cucumber Chutney
Imli Gajar - Tamarind And Carrot Chutney
Narial - Coconut Chutney
Podina ki Raitha - Mint And Yoghurt Dip - RECIPE TO TRY
Kakari ka Raitha - Cucumber And Yoghurt Dip
Pachadi - Mango and Gourds In Beaten Curd
Am ka Raitha - Mango And Yoghut Dip
Tamatu Loncha - Dominique's Sweet And Hot Tomato Chutney
Takkali Thoviyal - Tomato Chutney
Seb - Apple Chutney
Ambya cha bhat - Mango-Flavoured Sweet Rice
Gajjar Halva - Carrot Pudding
Double ka Mitha - Indian Bread And Butter Pudding
Gulab Jaman - Syrup-Drenched Golden Globes
Jalebi - Syrup-Drenched Crisp Spirals
Pothittu - Crepes Filled With Sweet Cheese
Am Pall - Sieved Mango Whipped With Cream
Shrikand Kesar - Saffron Yoghurt Syllabub
Sil Datte Moyra - Banana Pudding
Pall Satay - Skewered Grilled Fruit
Kulfi - Indian Ice Cream
Anardana - Pomegranate Drink
Am Ka Ras - Spicy Mango Drink
Kahwah - Green Tea
Komal - Savoury Yoghurt And Coconut Drink
Lhassi - Savoury or Sweet Yoghurt Drink
Lhassi Namkeen - Savoury Yoghurt Drink
Lhassi Meethi - Sweet Yoghurt Drink
Nimbu Pani - Lime Juice With Water
Punch - Mulled Wine - RECIPE TO TRY

CREDITS

Photography - Stuart West
Map - Stephen Dew
Illustrators - Tula Antonakos and Roger Hammond

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

November, 2007 - 'Your latest book makes for great and inspirational reading. My husband bought the book and then had to make something from it. So, we had a very delicious Prawn and Mango Strip Curry. Many thanks for writing such a great book.' Michelle and Mark Styles, Hexham.

December, 2007 - 'I just wanted to drop you a quick message to say thank you for a truly marvellous book, India: Food and Cooking. What a terrific read, your initial chapters on the history and background are truly fascinating. I had trouble putting it down. I am looking forward to trying as many of those dishes as possible (so thank you to Dominique too!)' Nick Blanch - email.