The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook



Award winning cookbook author Mridula Baljekar releases her latest book, The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook.  It is a compilation of wonderful recipes exploring well-known as well as unknown territories of India. Stunning photographs throughout the book bring each region of this vast country to life making it totally enticing.

The introduction shows how regional foods are influenced by various internal and external factors such as the legacy left behind by foreign invaders, geography, climate, religion and local traditions.  It takes you through to the mountainous north east of India, so far unexplored, and stunningly beautiful.  As well as rice, the area is rich in tea and turmeric and thrives on simple local produce.  By contrast, the book takes the reader south to the palm-fringed coastal areas of India where centuries old influences from Arabia, China, Portugal and Britain shaped its fabulous cuisine.

Indian food truly matches the varied conditions that exist in the country and Mridula has captured the diverse nature of Indian cuisine in simple and easy to follow instructions.  Recipes include dishes such as fish with tomato and lime (Tenga) from Assam, parsnip patties from central India, kathi rolls from east India and melt-in-the mouth kebabs from Hyderabad in the south. All her recipes are explained in simple terms to make it accessible to the novice and a welcome addition to the repertoire of the advanced cook.

How about the world famous Mogul dishes of the north?  Mridula has made these rich and luxurious dishes look simple and easy to cook.  Try stately meat and poultry dishes such as the superlative Lamb in Rose Scented Almond Sauce or Stuffed Quail.

For the sweet trolley, there are exquisite dishes like Saffron scented Rice Pudding, Sweet Samosas, Royal style Bread Pudding and Vermicelli Dessert with Dates and Pistachios.  To bring some winter warmth into your body, try spice infused Kashmiri Tea or to keep cool in the summer with a yogurt drink (Lassi) on crushed ice.

This book is beautifully illustrated with many stunning photographs which evoke the character of each region and the 300 recipes provide a delightful and inspiring range of dishes from this unsurpassed cuisine.


Published by Lorenz Books   Price £14.99

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