2. Looking for the perfect Xmas, birthday or "just because" gift for someone who likes to cook AND loves Indian food?
3. Looking for the perfect gift that's easy on the wallet, easy on the eye and absolutely spine-tinglingly deliciously tasty on the palate?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then stop looking NOW! Cos I have the perfect gift suggestion. Here is a cookbook that is gorgeous to look at; a book that can compete side by side on your coffee table with all your sophisticated design/art/architecture books; a book that will sit as comfortably on your kitchen counter as you cook, as it will on your bookshelf! It is "Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen" by Komali Nunna.
It is a complete, comprehensive book with ideas on entertaining including inspiring flower arrangements and table settings for various holidays.
In addition to the usual favorite classic recipes, there are unusual innovative new recipes
The beautifully captured illustrations are so life like the make you want to reach out and grab at the food
Planned menus for different cuisines of India make the job so much easier. How about a Nawabi Hyderabadi dinner......?
or some Dum Biryani for a Mughlai feast?
Here are some dishes I tried right away that were super easy to follow and make.
Thadka Dal
and my favorite Okra Fry?
And then to follow some minty sweet Pudina Tea
and Masala Chai, which I was not even afraid of spilling on the book because the pages are coated, so if anything spills, you just wipe it off! How cool is that?
The book is choreographed like a graceful dance performance.....all the ingredients - the writing style, the illustrations, the recipe directions, the formatting, the photography, the explanations at the end of Indian ingredients - all come together to create one beautiful product! And if none of this is enough to convince you to gift it to someone, then get it for yourself and stack it along with all your other cookbooks, it will look spectacular!
And....if you order the book from Komali's website during this holiday season, she will personally autograph it and mail it to you gift wrapped in this block printed paper.
And for more fabulous recipe ideas visit Komali's blog. So what are you waiting for?
6 comments:
Ummmmmakes one want to take up cooking!
Oh I want I want!!! The book is definitely on my list! I just need to get better at dropping hints to hubby! :)
As an aside--love your "kullads" -they look like the authentic "mitti" kind--I'm sure your tea must be carrying the aroma of the earth in it. Sigh.
Thank you, Kamini, for a spectacular review of my book. I love every bit of it. Thanks for your kind compliments.
Oh. her blog is gorgeous.. and so are all her table decor.. I dont know much about the cooking.. really.. But.. I'm getting this for Christmas for a few of my friends for sure..
Have you got your hands on the book?
Wow, this book looks really cool! Great feature.
Oh my, this will be on my Christmas Wish List...and if no one buys it for me, I will be gifting to myself. I read the book Shantaram, since then, I am obsessed with all things Indian. :)
Beautiful blog!
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