Want A Curry ? Then You'll Want This Curry Bible ! (Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible - Madhur Jaffrey)

Member Name: boredindunoon

Product:	Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible - Madhur Jaffrey
Date:	12/09/09 (66 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very Comprehensive, Background Facts, and Mouth Watering Recipies.

Disadvantages: Large Volumes Of Text and Structure Of Recipies Maybe Difficult To Follow.

From Indian cookery author Madhur Jaffrey comes the Ultimate Curry Bible. A book packed with a comprehensive range of Curry and related recipes from around the world, as well as background information and facts.

The Curry Bible is extremely comprehensive in creation covering anything and everything you could ever want to know from a cook book of this nature. It is very easy to use with separate and self explanatory chapters such as "Poultry and Eggs" and "Lamb, Pork, Beef, Veal and Goat," as well as a well structured index.

It contains a great deal of history and background facts regarding the dishes and their ingredients which was fascinating to read. There is a useful section on techniques which will prove invaluable for making several of the dishes.

The recipes are mouth watering to say the least, providing of course you like the food to begin with. While many require a large amount of different ingredients some of which may be difficult to find (requiring specialist stores or even health food shops as opposed to supermarkets), the end product and the taste sensation is well worth it.

The book does contain a number of large appetite stimulating pictures, but only a few of the recipes have a picture showing what the end product should look like, and personally I would have preferred more showing what you are aiming for.

There is a great deal of text throughout the book, far more than I expected from a cook book and it provides a massive volume of reading. This could be an advantage as it gives you detailed background and history of the dishes and the ingredients, or it could be a disadvantage as it can be daunting with such a sheer volume of text especially when you are trying to follow a recipe. It doesn't follow the standard step by step method like the majority of cook books, it therefore maybe an idea to read the recipe a few times before starting to pick out the key points, or use a highlighter.

Some of the recipes are quite difficult requiring a lot of attention, so therefore it can prove difficult for the inexperienced cook.

The price tends to vary hugely from different retailers so it is worth while shopping around, but if you a curry fan then this is the only book you'll ever need.

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