{"id":5482,"date":"2021-07-16T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=5482"},"modified":"2021-07-15T21:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:32:11","slug":"cookbooks-chefs-recipes-indian-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/16\/cookbooks-chefs-recipes-indian-food\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Cookbooks for Chefs and Hungry Readers Alike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today being Personal Chef’s Day, we browsed through a couple of books that chefs would benefit greatly from. Some of the books on the list are from the Pothi.com Store<\/a> too- we have a great many titles under the cooking category at the store.<\/p>\n

When we interviewed Bridget White-Kumar<\/a>, author of several cookbooks, we asked her about some pointers while writing a cookbook.<\/p>\n

“Writing a recipe book isn\u2019t easy,” she said. “A lot of hard work goes into it since one has to get the recipe right after many, many trials and errors. Once a recipe is written, it will be the guide to be followed by many. Only when one has mastered the dish, can a foolproof recipe be written.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cookbooks to Nibble on:<\/h2>\n

Mastering the Pakodas: The Snack for all Seasons<\/em> by Sangeeta Khanna<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Come monsoon and there is the desire to indulge in pakodas and adrak (ginger) chai. The author of Mastering the Pakodas is a botanist and microbiologist and a hardcore home-made food believer.<\/p>\n

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An Indian Sense of Salad<\/em> by Tara Deshpande Tennebaum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Many of us see salads as a purely Western concept but the local produce in India offers a green mine when it comes to potential salad ingredients. Tennebaum deconstructs the Indian vegetable and adds a splash of additional nutrition to the Indian meal.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Dal Cookbook<\/em> by Krishna Dutta<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Dal is the staple diet of most Indians. Krishna Dutta examines the different dishes where lentils can be used including khichari, dosas, vadas, pappadam.<\/p>\n

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660 curries <\/strong><\/a><\/em>by Raghavan Iyer<\/strong><\/a>\"660<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This book is an exhaustive compendium of cooking styles from across India. Feast on curries, appetizers, traditional cuisines, biryanis, breads, blends, you name it.<\/p>\n

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\"MadhurQuick & Easy Indian Cooking<\/strong><\/em> by Madhur Jaffrey\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

70 easy-to-prepare recipes by India’s favorite cook Madhur Jaffrey. Her recipes are great for newbies too. Watch Madhur Jaffrey talk about Indian cuisine and the history of Indian cooking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cookbooks at the Pothi.com store<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"IndianIndian Grandmas’ Secret Recipes<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

25 vegetarian recipes by 16 cooks in the age range of 70-95. The recipes span different parts of India.<\/p>\n

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\"AmaderAmader Barir Khawa Dawa: Bengali Recipes From My Mother’s Kitchen<\/em> by Ratna Mukherjee<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The author collects a 100 of her mother’s incredible recipes of traditional Bengali dishes- day-to-day fare and festive occasions.<\/p>\n

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\"ANGLO-INDIANAnglo-Indian Delicacies<\/em> by Bridget White-Kumar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

An easy and unpretentious guide to delectable Anglo-Indian Cuisine. The author has\u00a0won the \u2018Best Culinary History Book\u2019 awarded by Gourmand International Spain, World Cookbook awards, 2012.<\/p>\n

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Which cookbooks have you indulged in? Do mention in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today being Personal Chef’s Day, we browsed through a couple of books that chefs would benefit greatly from. Some of the books on the list are from the Pothi.com Store too- we have a great many titles under the cooking category at the store. When we interviewed Bridget White-Kumar, author of several cookbooks, we asked … Continue reading “8 Cookbooks for Chefs and Hungry Readers Alike”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[7,291,20],"tags":[487,489,490,488],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Football-Sports-Email-Header.png?fit=600%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7vAZr-1qq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5714,"url":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/01\/world-vegetarian-day-5-vegetarian-cookbooks-at-the-pothi-com-store\/","url_meta":{"origin":5482,"position":0},"title":"World Vegetarian Day: 5 Vegetarian Cookbooks at the Pothi.com Store","date":"October 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"World Vegetarian Day is observed by vegetarians world over on October 1. 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