Indian for Everyone is a collection of healthy Indian inspired dishes collected and developed by Hari Ghotra. Released 4th Oct 2022 by Quarto on their Fair Winds Press imprint, it's 176 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.
The introduction contains some basic info about tools, supplies, ingredients, and tips for serving/entertaining. The following chapters contain the recipes, arranged thematically: drinks & snacks, finger foods, sharing platters, family dinners, curries, sides, condiments, and desserts.
Ingredient measurements are supplied in imperial (American) measurements, with metric/SI measures in parentheses (yay!). Nutritional information is not included. Extra tips or recipe alternatives are listed in sidebars with the recipes. The recipes themselves are fairly straightforward and are mostly made with easily sourced ingredients. The author has included a handy cross referenced index which includes ingredients indexed with their recipes.
The
photography is clear but not overly abundant; roughly 20% of the recipes are
accompanied by one or more illustrations. The serving suggestions are attractive and
appropriate.
This
is a nice basic collection of recipes and will keep
Indian cooking fans going for a long time. Many of these are simple "everyday"
recipes which are anything but boring. We tried several dishes and all
of them were tasty and well written, without discernible errors. Whilst
most of the ingredients will be found at any well stocked grocery store,
some spices and vegetables will be more easily sourced at a
specialist/international food store.
Well written book, tasty recipes.
Four
stars. This is a solid recipe book and will be used. It would make a
superlative housewarming gift to a friend or family member - college
student, new graduate, newlyweds, kids flying the nest, or anyone who loves Indian food.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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