Indian Food Made Easy - Anjum Anand

"Indian Food Made Easy" is the accompaniment to the first of Anand's series of the same name that was shown on BBC 2 in half-hour slots on BBC 2 in 2007. There was also a second series which was accompanied by the book "Anjum's New Indian". The success of these two series led the BBC to expand on the "Made Easy" franchise with series that followed as introductions in Caribbean and Chinese food. The book itself is well presented and photographed with a glossy cover. The pages themselves are quite glossy and although I have splashed them with various ingredients over the course of cooking from them, but compared to a lot of my ...  Read the complete review

I loved the BBC2 series and I was really looking forward to the book, and I wasn't disappointed. The curries she makes are excellent, full of flavour but not necessarily hot. I have made most of the chicken and meat (lamb) curries in the book, pilau rice and even naan bread (which was really easy!) Often you find that with most indian cookbooks you need a vast array of herbs and spices. Not so with this book. Most of the herbs and spices used are ones most cooks would already have in the store cupboard. (Garlic, ginger, garam masala, coriander, tomatoes) So if you stuck for something to eat one night you can quickly make up a curry (only thing i don't often ...  Read the complete review

==About the Author Anjum Anand== Anjum Anand , born in London , studied in Paris and Switzerland.She comes from a business background and herself holds a degree in European business administration. Having weight problems in her teen years, she began experimenting with rich and high calorie Indian food and came up with her now famous light and healthy recipes.She became a regular guest on UKTV Food's Great Food Live and featured in the BBC Two series Indian Food Made Easy in the recent years . She contributes regularly to the Times Online food pages and has been with the Birds Eye brand developing a range of healthy Indian food. Her published ...  Read the complete review