Quick Fix Indian

For too long, Indian cuisine has been perceived as complex and time-consuming to prepare. Quick-Fix Indian makes Indian cooking accessible to everybody; the beginner, the experienced cook, absolutely anyone wanting to try his or her hand at a new cuisine. The 125 dishes in Quick-Fix Indian are modern and fresh, yet rooted in tradition. Most of these recipes haven't been seen before, anywhere. While the dishes are simple to make, they are by no means simplistic. They are bright, contemporary and complex tasting, belying the fact that they only took 30 minutes or less to prepare.

The recipes range from quick breakfasts and soups, to curries, snacks and sweet drinks. Some of the recipes included are: Red Potato and Chickpea Salad with Pomegranate Seeds, Green Masala Lamb Curry, Sweet Rice with Saffron and Sultanas, Scrambled Eggs with Coconut and Curry Leaves, Pan Fried Eggplant with Ginger and kid favourite Banana Fritters. While most of the recipes use easy-to-acquire ingredients, there are a few that will require a trip to a health-food or Indian store. As an added bonus, the book also lists "exotic" substitutions for readers who'd like to try them. For example, mustard oil adds a special zing to the Sprouted Mung Bean Salad, but canola oil works just fine. And finally, this cookbook is fun. Written in a light-hearted manner, Quick-Fix Indian amuses readers while also providing solid information.