Madhur Jaffrey's Delicious & Simple Indian Recipes for the Home Cook

Mark and Amy: It’s a beautiful little book. I purchased it for someone who may not have the same level of Indian cooking experience as me but who will grow in her abilities as she begins to enjoy her creations. I was happy to see that the layout looked easy to follow, and the ingredient lists look authentic but not overwhelming.

United States on Feb 22, 2023

Kathy: I have had this cookbook for over 20 years and it's still my favourite. Finally bought it for my Mom and she loves it too. Ingredients are easy to get at supermarket, recipes are not very complicated, and the food has great flavour. If you love Indian food this is a must-have.

Canada on Sep 08, 2021

Rita DiPasquale: Wonderful book full of great recipes.
Easy to use and understand.
Lucky we live in a multicultural city so the ingredients are easily available.
Perfect for any cook

Canada on Jul 02, 2020

Frances Brunner: I consider myself to be an accomplished home cook. My husband is from Pakistan, and I learned how to cook that food over the years by watching, tasting, googling and YouTubing. However, now that I'm really into the groove of Indian cooking, I wanted some ideas that would be quick, and expand my existing repertoire. In the past, I found Indian cookbooks difficult to follow, and hard to understand. Enter Mrs. Madhur Jaffrey. I don't know why it took me so long to buy my first cookbook by her, but it won't be the last. I got it two days ago, and so far, I've made the chicken with daal and the stir fried cabbage. As advertised, it's quick and easy. My chicken and daal didnt look like hers, but it was delicious. The stir fried cabbage was to die for. I like the way she incorporates both whole and ground spices into her recipes.
We like spicy food, and so far, I've increased the amount of red chili powder; I also use small green Indian chilis, as that's our habit at home. You can change the amount as per your taste. You don't have to make it spicy at all.
We live in a small city and our local Indian grocery store is more than adequate to supply everything in the recipes. I imagine...

United States on Aug 16, 2017

BeckyBook: I am excited about this book. I plan on making the Vindaloo as soon as possible. I also love the spice index where she explains each spice in the book, where to get them and why to use them. I am an advance cook, however this will be my first try at Indian food. The reason for 1 missing star is the font. Its far too small, and there isn't a good reason for it. There was plenty of room on the page. I admittedly wear glasses, but even my fiance, who sees far better than I do, had a hard time with the font. Using it in my kitchen is proving problematic.

United States on Jun 30, 2016

S. Bhattacharyya: aside from the indian slowcooker this is also a musthave curry book. I lost my old one so I bought this new one to replace.

some recipes are my faves like masala omlet, jeera alu and some not all of the chicken curries. overall I love it for it's simple tasty recipes.

Canada on Jul 13, 2013

Fiveofeverything: I love to cook. I am a home-cook who can hold my own in a kitchen and the type of cook who never follows a recipe (unless I'm baking OR completely out of my element). I have always enjoyed Indian cuisine. Lately, though, I have craved it non-stop. But the list of ingredients is very intimidating.

This is not the case with Madhur Jaffrey's Quick and EAsy Indian Cooking. I have tried 3 recipes from this book in the 5 days I've had it. None have been a miss and I feel confident that I can cook ALL of the recipes from this book. There are many great main course meals but also a wonderful selection of side dishes. This is not a HUGE cookbook but is most certainly a great place for someone to become acquainted with this style of cooking. It has beautiful photos in it. Most of the recipes boast a photograph of the finished product. THe author has a writing style which is easy to follow and fun to read. Not overly sentimental but with enough personality to make it fun to read beyond just the recipe.

What I love about these recipes is that they are a great base for a good tasting Indian meal that won't take alllll day. And you can tweak them to suit your preferences. With the...

United States on Feb 23, 2012

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Japan on Oct 05, 2011

Mr. Stanley K. Phillips: This is a great way to start making curries and they taste wonderful. I have made about 6 so far and each one was completely different and delicious. Dont be put off by list of ingredients as once you have them the rest is easy. Cilantro is hard to come by but Ho Hing (Chinese Supermarket)do this and fresh curry leaves that freeze really well. Personally these two ingrediants make a huge difference and elevate the curries to really good restaurant quality.

United Kingdom on Oct 12, 2009

Megan: I got this book for my husband's birthday, and we absolutely love it! We have begun cooking a meal from this book about one night each week, and we just can't get enough of it! Every week I look forward to our Indian food night. We have enjoyed every dish that we have made out of this book thus far.

The recipes are all easy to very follow and somewhat quick. The author uses a pressure cooker for some of the recipes to speed up the cooking time, so if you don't have one, you will have to simmer the dishes a little longer (she lets you know how long). Though the cooking times can sometimes be long, the prep time is short and easy. Just plan ahead to make sure you have enough time to let the dishes simmer. I like that I can use the simmering time to clean up my kitchen.

You may have to buy some spices that you have not used before, but don't worry, you will definitely get your money's worth. So many spices are found in multiple recipes, so you won't find yourself investing in a spice, only to use it in one dish.

This is an excellent book to buy if you are new to cooking Indian food, as we were. The author repeats many of the same techniques in each recipe (such...

United States on Sep 16, 2008