Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking

Madhur Jaffrey's great for Indian recipes, but I don't like this cookbook as well the Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook of hers I picked up in London, even though American amounts are easier go by than British.

One of my all-time favorite cookbooks, the one most responsible for my introduction to "World Cuisine."

This book has considerably improved my quality of life. The recipes range from the pleasantly simple (but still delicious) to the more complex (but in a fun way, and still delicious). Once you invest in the spices (I would reccomend picking a region and trying a bunch of recipes from there, so you don't have to buy a huge variety of spices), the ingredients are cheap and easy to come by - and...more

This book has considerably improved my quality of life. The recipes range from the pleasantly simple (but still delicious) to the more complex (but in a fun way, and still delicious). Once you invest in the spices (I would reccomend picking a region and trying a bunch of recipes from there, so you don't have to buy a huge variety of spices), the ingredients are cheap and easy to come by - and since there are so many recipes, if something looks too difficult you can just turn the page and try out something else. In addition, Jaffrey is such a good writer - and adds nice colorful anecdotes to her explanations and recipes - that the book itself is fun to read and look over.   hide

An awesome cookbook with Indian, Pakhistani, and oriental recipes.

Is the single most abused cookbook I own. The recipes are excellent,the instructions are clear.

The best Cookery book..i learnt a lot....My Most favorite cookery author...she is soooo perfect