The Bottom Line
Pros
- All recipes are accompanied by pictures and are easy to follow and fuss-free.
- The pictures in this book are beautiful.
- The book does a great job of depicting India and its food culture.
- There are informative features on key ingredients and foods.
- Includes a glossary.
Cons
- Has only 6 dessert recipes. Indians love sweets so ideally this section should've been larger.
Description
- More than 100 easy to follow recipes of popular and everyday Indian foods.
- Includes a glossary and recipes for basic Indian ingredients like spice mixes and cottage cheese.
- Beautiful pictures accompany every recipe and give glimpses of life in India.
Guide Review - A Little Taste Of India
- "…includes flavours from all over India..."
- "…there are special features on key foods that give Indian cuisine its distinctive character..."
- "As you will see, there's a whole lot more to Indian fare than just the humble curry."
The book is faithful to all these claims! It does a great job - with both the recipes and the gorgeous pictures - of giving the reader a glimpse of life in India. Food forms a very important part of this life and in this book, culture and food blend seamlessly.
The recipes cover all the regions of India and both popular and everyday foods are included. Instructions are easy to follow and fuss-free, so should not be a problem even for beginners. Every single recipe is accompanied by pictures! The pictures with each recipe show the finished dish and strategic steps that would be difficult to explain just in words. The book also contains handy recipes for preparing basic ingredients like spice mixes, paneer (cottage cheese), ginger juice, etc.
Scattered through the book, are interesting and informative features about some key foods in Indian cuisine which give important background information and facts like how to eat or serve a dish. The glossary at the back of the book is another helpful feature.
The dessert section could have been larger given the vast variety of Indian desserts there is and Indians’ love for sweet stuff. Other than that, I enjoyed A Little Taste of India.
