Complete Indian Cooking

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Results for the Novice or Expert
Review: I've always loved Indian food and this book makes cooking Indian food a pleasure. The instructions are clear and simple and the results are always delicious. Every recipe is beautifully photographed. I have Indian friends that cook for me and I've taken Indian cooking classes and this book holds its own against "authentic" Indian cooks.

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful Pictures but Questionable Incomplete Recipies
Review: The authors approach to many traditional recipies are extremely oversimplified and lack authentic ingredients and techniques that are crucial to the many subtle characters of nearly all Indian dishes. This book might be a nice "eye-candy" gift for a friend who collects cookbooks, but I would not recommend this to anyone who wanted an authentic Chicken Makhani or Saag dish or who wants to replicate their favorite Indian Restaurant's cuisine. These recipies wont even come close. Although, this book has received many outstanding reviews, I believe that it is not worthy of such praise.