How to Cook Indian: More Than 500 Classic Recipes for the Modern Kitchen

Excellent book - Being an Indian, and having enjoyed all recipes in their original form, I can say that his recipes are delicious !!! Indian cooking in general is very elaborate and time consuming and his recipes try to simplify and organize the same.This one book has a wide variety of recipes from different cuisines of India - Punjabi, Maharashtrian, South Indian, Gujarati, Bengali and so on...Go on and buy this book - you wouldn't regret it one bit !

Sanjeev kapoor is a well established name in India - very charming and likable. As the book quotes, he is the Rachael Ray of India. Not sure if thats such a good thing. He churns out books like crazy back home - however with quantity , the quality of the books sometimes take a beating. I own many of his books that were released in India. However, I was pretty impressed by this book and consider it as a worthwhile addition to my collection of 300+ cookbooks. The range covered is pretty vast. It taps into lesser known regional cuisines such as those of Goa & Mangalore.But, while this can be a good addition to your Indian cookbook collection, I would definitely not recommend this if you have place for only one Indian cookbook. It gives you recipes , but does not focus much on technique ( Lord Krishna's vegetarian cooking is a book that does, for examaple).In addition, there are some major editing issues. For ex- The Poha recipe calls for 3 cups of oil!!!!! Poha is somewhat similar to the couscous dish that you get in Mediterranean restaurants - atleast in concept. With 3 cups , the dish would be swimming in oil. As an Indian cook , I was able to catch that. Someone unfamiliar with the dish may take it at face value. Wondering how many other such mistakes I am going to come across.In summation, good addition to your library due to the range of regional dishes covered. However, be on the lookout for editing mistakes and don't depend on this as your sole introduction to Indian cooking.

Great book by a world renowned chef. Comes with detailed instructions that are easy to follow with simple ingredients. Tried the ‘Lala Maas’ recipe, and it turned out to be best lamb ever - so elated. Must buy!

Delicious. Although the chef gives little or no suggestions for substitute ingredients, and there is a lot of prep work for most of the recipes, it is so worth it!

I didn't like this book from SK at all. Not edited well. No photos, just to reduce price? 500 recipes, but not well organized. No table of contents of all 500 recipes. Index sheet is so confusing, you end up in ordering food from restaurant.

very disappointed. No pictures.

Considering this was my first purchase for my new Kindle, I was not very satisfied with the price I paid. Its a good collection of recipes but definitely not for a beginner. Most of the recipes are elaborate with similar ingredients. I have tried a lot of the vegetarian recipes from this and most of them did turn out well. However, I cannot just work with the ingredients I have in my kitchen on normal days. I need to plan and make sure I have those with me before trying out anything new. It would be great if alternatives were suggested in case one doesn't have a rare ingredient. As someone suggested, its a good book for your collection but definitely not if you want the best on Indian cooking.

This is a very comprehensive Indian cookbook and the condition is very good!