Every Favourite Recipe from the Indian Restaurant Menu.
In this bible of Indian food, Pat Chapman brings the much loved curry menu to life, ingredient by ingredient, dish by dish, and curry by curry, with a wealth of encyclopaedic facts and over 200 recipes. In his extensive research for the book, Pat has culled over 1,000 top curry house menus. The result is a definitive book which brings together all the information, tips, secrets and recipes needed to recreate curry favourites at home.
Uniquely, Pat has chosen to arrange the recipes in menu order, so very familiar at the curry restaurant, but new to a cookbook. First some thirty starters, then Tandoori and Tikka dishes. Next come the sixteen most popular curries, followed by favourite curries from Achari to Thai. The recipes continue, as at the restaurant, with "House Specials", vegetable curries, dhal dishes, rice and bread favourites, chutneys and pickles, and finally Indian desserts.
The book also contains step-by-step photo sequences, an A to Z of Spices, nutritional information, menu glossary and enticing colour photographs of every dish. The result is a truly gorgeous and original work, complete in it contents, definitive in its depth of detail, ultimate in its usage. Justifiably called the 'Curry Bible', it is an essential possession for every curryholic.
