New Indian Home Cooking: More Than 100 Delicious, Nutritional and Easy Low-Fat Recipes: A Cookbook

I probably wouldn't have bought this book if it had still been under its hardcover title "Lite and Luscious Indian Cuisine" (or something like that). I am suspicious of overtly health-conscious food (and cutesy misspelling), although Indian food tends to work pretty well even when low fat. It is pretty easy to adjust these recipes, though, by using full-fat yogurt, ghee, etc.The strength of this book is that it provides many non-main course recipes, such as snacks, breads, drinks, etc. This is home cooking, not restaurant cooking.There are a few drawbacks. The book barely has 100 recipes, so if you buy a big bag of toor dal, there are only a few things you can do with it. I would have preferred more recipes and less advice on healthy eating (but others may disagree). While the recipes are generally easy to make, this isn't a book that does much hand-holding. Other cookbooks provide step-by-step instructions; this does not. A few times I've wondered whether my dish was supposed to come out a certain way, but there are no pictures.Some of the recipes worked for me, but some seem under-spiced.

This has been my favorite Indian cookbook. Easy directions which include instructions for cooking in a pressure cooker as well as stovetop.

This is probably my favorite cookbook, and I love to cook. The recipes are all excellent, and you’ll want to revisit it time and time again. It doesn’t hurt that it was made with an eye towards health. But the author never sacrificed taste one bit. In fact, I find it makes the dishes better. This book also makes an excellent introduction to the whole world that is Indian cuisine. I have a well-loved copy at home. You can tell I use this.

This book introduced me to the flavours and economy of everyday Indian home cooking, just as the title states. The first time I looked it over, I was in a library. I took it home and studied it because at the time I had very little money with a startup publishing company and in the midst of my first book. This book tells you how to purchase, cook and flavour the most healthy and delicious cuisine, even if you have very little money. It is also low-fat and low-sugar, making the recipes terrific for those on a heart-diet or diabetic food plan. I highly recommend the book, which is now in my own home library for keeps.

I am delighted with Ms Gadia's cookbook. I, too, wore my first one out and had to purchase another. The spices she uses are pretty basic Indian spices, so you don't have to travel to New Delhi to get them. When she wrote this book under it's other title, she was based in Oklahoma City. Her resourcefulness is evident when one realizes there probably wasn't a corner Indian store from which to purchase the necessities to produce these great Indian dishes. Her recipes are healthy, and delicious as well. I have a couple of other Indian cookbooks by well-known authors, but this is my "go to book" time after time.

This is by no means a comprehensive or interesting book. Most of the veggie recipes are variations of "to the cumin or mustard seeds, add turmeric, veggies, coriander powder and cook until done." I believe it is targeted towards people of non-Indian origin, however it does little hand-holding. The lack of pictures is lamentable. The glossary/index towards the end is useless. For example if you wonder what to do with the fenugreek powder or fennel seeds in your pantry, the index does not cross-reference the actual recipes that uses them, it merely points to their description on page 38. I was a new bride will zero culinary skills (but a sophisticated Indian palate), and my husband and I outgrew this book within weeks. I would not have purchased this book at a bookstore.

This is an great cookbook that combines fabulous recipes with easy to follow directions. Every recipe I have tried has been amazingly good. I love Indian food, and although I have other Indian food cookbooks, this is the one I return to again and again. I can find most of the spices I need in Maine at local organic food co-ops (where the prices are considerably less than the grocery stores), but have also gotten some in New York City at Sinha Trading Co, 121 Lexington Ave (212) 683-4419. They will ship.

This is a really great book for those who are new to Indian cuisine. I especially enjoy the yogurt chicken! Well written, great price!