Author: Janet Rizvi
Sayeed Rizvi/
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 297
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172234910
Description
A must for fist-time cooks who had neither the time nor the inclination to learn from their mothers how to manage a kitchen, and now find themselves at a loss in their little flatlets. Setting up a kitchen, shopping for the store cupboard, peeling an onion or preparing the most delectable meals, the First-Time Cookbook has it all.
For the experienced cook there are about 250 easy-to-cook, no-fuss recipes from around India, ranging from the everyday basics of dal, rice and vegetables to more exotic fares like Baingan ke Bharte ka Raita. Shorshe Maachh and Murgh Khus-khus. Classic dishes that one took hours to prepare appear in simplified versions that minimize working time without compromising on the original taste.
A selection from European and West Asian cuisines teaches you how to make a perfect white sauce as easily as Spaghetti all Marinara, Gazpacho, Hummus-bi-tahina and Banana Flambe. With suggestions for one-dish meals and packed lunches, this is the book for the busy office-goer. Easy to read and liberally sprinkled with tips, shortcuts and variations, it will tempt even the most reluctant cook to enter the kitchen.
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
The Kitchen, the Fridge and the Store Cupboard
Ingredients and Their Preparation
Cooking Methods
Interpreting the Recipes
Ways with Rice
Rotis
Soups
Dals
Vegetables
Meant
Fish
Chicken
Eggs
Salads, Raitas and Relishes
Desserts
Beverages
Videshi
Packed Lunches
Suggestions for Simplified Eating
Glossary-cum-Index of Ingredients and Culinary Terms Index of Recipes