I followed Kris Dillon's instructions to make a lamb vindaloo (he suggests beef in his New Curry Recipie book) and it was amazingly good - got to be one of the best cook books on the market!
Kris is a she - or the last time i spoke with her / him
best, Rich
Quote from: Griff1000 on November 22, 2015, 12:44 PM
I followed Kris Dillon's instructions to make a lamb vindaloo (he suggests beef in his New Curry Recipie book) and it was amazingly good - got to be one of the best cook books on the market!
To some people Kris is a starting point
To others it's an end
Controversial
Very glad you got a good result
I have three versions of her book
Which one is this?
What's the cover look like, or can you post a link for it?
I thought they were just reprints Haldi- are the recipes different too?
No, the series has changed over time. In the first edition (the one I prefer), measurements were in Imperial; in a later edition, they moved to metric; and in the most recent, Kris has espoused so-called "healthy eating", with (e.g.,) olive oil replacing vegetable oil. The base has also been modified over time.
** Phil.
Olive oil?! -have you tried that? I would expect it to add an extra flavour (however good the end result might be!).
Quote from: Onions on November 22, 2015, 06:45 PM
Olive oil?! -have you tried that?
No, I avoid so-called "healthy eating" on principle :)
** Phil.
Phil,
What is on the cover of the first edition?
London.
From memory (I will have to go downstairs to check), it is typeset in a pseudo-Indian-style script, dated 1989, and printed by a publishing house with a short name based in Surrey. More when I have checked.
Yes, script correct, illustration shews garlic, spices and chillies left, plate of curry right, publisher "Elliot Right Way", price
Hi Phil,
This looks like an even earier edition
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Curry-Secret-Indian-Restaurant-Cookery-at-Home-Dhillon-Kris-Paperback-/391304853884?hash=item5b1b96397c:g:o24AAOSwu4BVjC4E
London.
Well, well, well -- and I thought I had seen every edition of that book ! You may well be right; also 1989, but cheaper cover price. Fascinating !
** Phil.
My 1st edition : (http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/m/mUAqTnFWrFRqeVKr6e_-UNQ/s-l225.jpg)
my 2nd edition : (http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/m/mNfeWn8JoXDcTf5JOHOSiiw/s-l225.jpg)
my NCS edition : (http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/uDMAAOxy0x1TUpoW/s-l225.jpg)
** Phil.
Hi
The edition linked by London, was available in WH Smiths.
Regards
I've snagged both versions of the first edition for 2.81 each with free postage.
London.
1989 as well.