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The Cafe Spice Cookbook

84 Quick and Easy Indian Recipes for Everyday Meals
Series: Tuttle Specials
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The Cafe Spice Cookbook by Hari Nayak offers a delightful exploration of Indian cuisine, with a collection of easy, flavourful recipes that bring the vibrant tastes of traditional street foods and dishes to your kitchen. Perfect for home cooks, the book introduces a mix of spices and techniques, helping you recreate authentic Indian meals with confidence and simplicity. Whether you're new to Indian cooking or a seasoned enthusiast, this cookbook serves as an inspiring guide to mastering a world of warm, aromatic flavours.
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You might enjoy this book if you're eager to explore the vibrant and tantalising world of Indian cuisine from the comfort of your home. It offers a variety of approachable recipes that bring the authentic flavours of an Indian cafe, making it ideal for anyone looking to spice up their cooking repertoire with rich flavours and aromatic spices.

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The Cafe Spice Cookbook

This book presents chef Hari Nayak's personal collection of recipes featuring all-natural ingredients that enable one to create delicious meals in minutes. 'The Cafe Spice Cookbook' provides you with all the instructions you'll need to prepare healthy Indian dishes anywhere and anytime, using ingredients available at any supermarket or health food store.

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This easy-to-follow Indian cookbook allows you to recreate your favourite Indian dishes, that you know you like, in your own kitchen!

The Cafe Spice Cookbook provides you with all the instructions you'll need to prepare delicious and authentic Indian food, using ingredients available at any supermarket or health food store.

This book features 84 recipes, including:

  • Shrimp Stuffed Pappadum
  • Chickpea Curry with Sweet Potato
  • Okra Masala
  • Paneer with Creamed Spinach
  • Lobster Khadai
  • Tandoori Spiced Roasted Chicken
  • Pork Vindaloo
  • Tomato and Curry Leaf Quinoa
  • Naan Bread
  • Milk Dumplings in Saffron Syrup
  • And much more!

Experienced chef and author Hari Nayak starts with an introduction to basic techniques and ingredients, even including tips like how to properly store herbs and spices. From tasty chutneys and yummy vegetarian options to savoury curries and creamy desserts, everyone can find something to love in this cookbook!

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The Cafe Spice Cookbook by Hari Nayak is praised for being a practical guide to recreating Indian classics at home. Reviewers appreciate the cookbook's clear and uncomplicated recipes, making Indian cuisine accessible for home cooks of all skill levels. It offers a diverse range of dishes, including lesser-known regional variations, and is well-illustrated with engaging photography. The cookbook is also noted for vegetarian and gluten-free options, making it highly recommended.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780804853477

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Tuttle Publishing

Illustration: 84 recipes; 144 color photos

Contributors:

  • Photographs by Jack Turkel

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Hari Nayak is part of the creative new generation of chefs from Asia. As a young boy, he watched his grandmother grind fresh spices in the traditional stone mortar, and knew that being around good food was what he wanted to do, always. Since graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Hari has worked in the food industry for more than twenty years-including stints at renowned New York restaurants like Aquavit and Daniel, as well as others in London and Paris. He is the author of seven other cookbooks including Modern Indian Cooking and My Indian Kitchen. Hari was born in Udupi, India and now lives in New Jersey. www.harinayak.com Jack Turkel has been a professional photographer for more than forty years. From the space shuttle and mountain tops to his photographs of the everyday, his creative eye has expertly captured an impressive list of subjects and settings. He did the photography for both My Indian Kitchen and Easy Indian Cooking, too.

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