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Several members recommend various curry cookbooks suitable for novice cooks looking for restaurant-style recipes. Notable suggestions include "Curry Secret" by KD, "50 Great Curries of India" by Camellia Panjabi, and "The Curry Bible," which features a variety of curries from different regions. The community consensus leans towards "50 Great Curries of India" for its accessibility and practical recipes, although some users noted issues with ingredient quantities in the recipes.

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Offline Unclebuck

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Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« on: November 20, 2008, 07:29 PM »
I thinking of getting someone a curry book for Xmas, does anyone have any suggestions?? needs to be restaurant style and its for a novice cook. Ta UB.
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Offline JerryM

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2008, 07:49 AM »
it's got to be the KD book, Curry Secret for me (ISBN 0-7160-0809-2).

the Lynette Baxter, Balti adds quite a bit of extra insight too (ISBN 0-86288-275-3). Introduces the idea of frying and using a spice mix for example.
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Offline Derek Dansak

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2008, 08:26 AM »
search ebay for "50 best indian curries", is anj impressive book. lovely pics as well. some fab traditional recipies in here. its taught me a few new tricks
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Offline Graeme

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2008, 11:01 PM »
YUP...not BIR but a must have,
most of us have this book (ref below)

Quote from: Derek Dansak on November 21, 2008, 08:26 AM
search ebay for "50 best indian curries", is anj impressive book.
lovely pics as well. some fab traditional recipies in here. its taught me a few new tricks
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Offline Ader1

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2008, 06:31 AM »
Quote from: Derek Dansak on November 21, 2008, 08:26 AM
search ebay for "50 best indian curries", is anj impressive book. lovely pics as well. some fab traditional recipies in here. its taught me a few new tricks

I've got that one and I have made a few curries from it.  Shows you how to make some kind of basic curry sauce too.

How about the book 'Curry'with dishes from India, Thailand, Malaysai and Indonesia published by DK.
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Offline currymonster

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2008, 12:17 PM »
Quote from: Derek Dansak on November 21, 2008, 08:26 AM
search ebay for "50 best indian curries", is anj impressive book. lovely pics as well. some fab traditional recipies in here. its taught me a few new tricks

Sounds good but I don't seem to be able to find that title.

Is it this one? http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/189335/50-Great-Curries-of-India/Product.html
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Offline parker21

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2008, 02:07 PM »
hi cm i think he means the 100 best baltibook in the downloads section, no piccys but 3 bases to try and recipes from named restaurants
regards
gary
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Offline Graeme

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2008, 09:05 PM »
CurryMonster thats the one.
50 Great Curries of India, Camellia Panjabi.

At times it comes with a DVD in the back cover.
I have never obtained the DVD version.

IMHO it a good book, its not full of BIR false promises
etc. Its a cook book. Good for anyone starting out to cook
Indian food, It gives results some good some not so good.
(ask me what you should try first if your stuck)

NOTE...
1) this book comes in either A5 or the older A4 size!!
   All books seem to have the same errors but with some thinking
   you can work things out.
2) A list of errors with this book was posted on this site.

The A4 and now the A5 books are 99% the same book.

A5 size...http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Curries-India-Camellia-Panjabi/dp/1856265463/ref=pd_cp_b_0?pf_rd_p=212521391&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1856263800&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0RHGEC1DYW7HYPTGGHVD

A4 size...http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Curries-India-Camellia-Panjabi/dp/1856263800/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228250170&sr=1-7

Thanks Parker21,
I forgot about that i'm off to the downloads section :)

Graeme.

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Offline SnS

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2008, 10:59 AM »
I've just bought this book from Amazon. Well worth the 12.99 price tag (normally 20.00).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1904573886

The author (Vivek Singh) is executive chef of the Cinnamon Club, London.

While the recipies are not exactly typical BIR, they are all very detailed and well within the capabilites of the average home chef.

SnS  ;D
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Offline currymonster

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Re: Recommended Curry Book for Christmas??
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2008, 09:12 AM »
Quote from: Graeme on December 02, 2008, 09:05 PM
CurryMonster thats the one.
50 Great Curries of India, Camellia Panjabi.

At times it comes with a DVD in the back cover.
I have never obtained the DVD version.

IMHO it a good book, its not full of BIR false promises
etc. Its a cook book. Good for anyone starting out to cook
Indian food, It gives results some good some not so good.
(ask me what you should try first if your stuck)

NOTE...
1) this book comes in either A5 or the older A4 size!!
   All books seem to have the same errors but with some thinking
   you can work things out.
2) A list of errors with this book was posted on this site.

The A4 and now the A5 books are 99% the same book.

A5 size...http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Curries-India-Camellia-Panjabi/dp/1856265463/ref=pd_cp_b_0?pf_rd_p=212521391&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1856263800&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0RHGEC1DYW7HYPTGGHVD

A4 size...http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Curries-India-Camellia-Panjabi/dp/1856263800/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228250170&sr=1-7

Thanks Parker21,
I forgot about that i'm off to the downloads section :)

Graeme.



Thanks Graeme,

I've just bought it (with the DVD). What recipes would you recommend?
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