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Indian food is my favorite food on the fucking planet and Priya is so cool and cute so sign me up fam
As Padma Lakshmi points out in her forward: "This is not a cookbook of traditional Indian food"(VIII) and then Krishna explains in the introduction: "Indian-ish describes my mom's cooking -- 60 percent traditional Indian, 40 percent Indian-plus-something else"(5). It's what she offers from her "family's unique culinary canon" that makes this cookbook so wonderful. Recipes like the Chaat Masala-Almond Butter Toast and the Indian-ish Baked Potatoes are good examples of what Krishna describes as th...
Great introduction to cooking Indian-ish food! I've already tried one recipe and it's a keeper...lot's of approachable ideas for new meals/snacks/desserts!
A heavenly lentil pancakes recipe. Very good and precise directions. A really good section on ingredients and techniques. Apart from good looking recipes, there is also a history of each recipe as pertaining to the family member, or the author. Even though it might seem interesting, I found it somewhat superfluous and somehow distracting. A really interesting cookbook overall, though.
Approachable, delicious. Indian cuisine has seemed difficult but this book condenses recipes down to things found in the American grocery store or in a specialty store that may be nearby in most larger urban areas that support immigrants for technical corporations. Anyway.Everything I've tried to make has been easy, including the yogurt. I have visions of making a constant stream of yogurt, such that I will never purchase another plastic container again. It's still more loose than I'd like, but
This was an Eid present and so far everything I've made from this book has been easy to make and turned out yum. It’s a gorgeous book and so far the author’s clapbacks to those using terms like chai tea and naan bread and trying to appropriate kitchri may be my favourite part. Five stars.
3.5 starsI liked the spunkiness of this book. There is much feeling of love (especially towards mom) and concept of family, and appreciation. The backstories are fun and interesting. This feels like a glimpse into someone's private life, and a family's recipe book that was suddenly made available for everyone. However, this is a book of recipes. As such, I was not terribly impressed with some of the recipes. As the author notes, many Americans tend to think of Indian cooking as the heavy flavorf...
I loved the familial story more than I loved the recipes. The twist on many of the recipes was disappointing to my taste buds but did not mean that someone else wouldn't love it. I still recommend this one. There are a lot of specialty ingredients required that may be easier to acquire in a larger city than I live in, so that was another issue for me. 3/5 for me
Great Americanized Indian cooking. Almost entirely vegetarian - four chicken/fish recipes thrown in almost as an afterthought. Also, comes with wine pairings from Priya's mom. Easy to follow, good for young/novice cooks as well as the more experienced. Borrowed from library, but liked so much I bought a copy.
Honestly too good to be true! We've prepared 4 completely different dishes thus far (Dahi Toast, Saag Paneer with Feta, Roasted Aloo Gobi, and Green Pea Chutney with Cauliflower), and every single one of them has come out phenomenally. Priya Krishna has a deeply charming authorial voice, and her (and her mother, Ritu) have a really clear way of illustrating the flow of flavors throughout their family recipes.Also, I'm just very sentimental about the title. I have basically no experience with any...
While I only tagged 5-6 recipes to try out, I thoroughly enjoyed the commentary and the endearingly relatable Krishna family.
To try:p43: Dad’s Yogurtp57: Black Pepper & Chile Baked Goat Cheesep64: Green Chile & Cherry Tomato Picklep109: Avocado, Corn, & Tomato Kachumberp113: Dosa Potatoes, with Lime and Ketchupp127: Dahi Toast (Spiced Yogurt Sandwich)p170: Tomato Rice with Crispy Cheddarp173: Warm Cumin, Asparagus, Tomato, and Quinoa Saladp196: Shrikhand (Sweet Cardamom Yogurt)p199: Quinoa Kheer p200: Shahi Toast (Cardamom Bread Pudding)p210: Cardamom Chaip215: South Indian Yogurt Coolerp217: Shikanji (Indian Gatorade...
There's that Tolstoy quote that goes "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." When it comes to cookbooks, I could not be less interested in your happy family and how wonderful they are...just show me the food. On the other hand appreciated Krishna's efforts to encourage the reader to incorporate more Indian flavors and techniques into everyday cooking and to get out of the mindset that all Indian food = rich curries. There are one or two recipes that I'll t...
Priya is one of my faves from the Bon Appetit YouTube channel. This book was warm, cute, and the recipes very accessible. I cooked 5 things from it so far and all delicious! I'm just sad that there are no eggplant dishes *sob*
Loved this mix of cuisines, great recipes.
I wish more people would write these kinds of recipe books — the collected recipes of a family, the How The Food Gets On The Table Every Damn Day kind of recipes. This is the food culture of a single family, and it’s *fascinating*. I love it. It’s also what I think of as home fusion: the recipes so many of us have that came from somewhere else, that we make where we live now, with equipment and maybe ingredients our grandparents wouldn’t recognize. Will I make all these recipes? Nope. I have mad...
Fun, with great color photos. Not where I would look for traditional recipes, as the title suggests. Definitely a good library book, as I doubt I'll cook many of the recipes.
I’m loving this cookbook! The author breaks everything down and provides lots of resources. The cookbook is a family affair as many of the recipes are from her mother (who she learned to cook from) and her father even has a recipe. There are lots of pics of the family and fiends enjoying the food and stories about them. The recipes provide variations and also options for cooking such as instant pot use. Don’t expect the recipes to be truly traditional as they’re Indian-ish. The artwork is fun to...
This book is basically "four dozen reasons why my mom is amazing" and I am all here for cookbooks that so heavily feature an author's family
Love this book! I bought it because of I saw Priya on Bon Appetit. Of course I made her saag feta. It was magical, as were the other recipes I've since tried (love her take on aloo gobi with fresh julienned ginger). Lots of super bright, fresh dishes - even my saag feta was bright green and was very different from the overcooked saag paneers I've had in the past. I love that the recipes in general don't require tons of different spices or pre-made spice mixes but are still absolutely packed with...