Knack Indian Cooking: A Step-By-Step Guide To Authentic Dishes Made Easy

Knack Makes It Real!

You need to know I live in the heart of Indian cuisine at its finest here in northern California. You can find all the ingredients easily and quickly at almost every store in Yuba City and Marysville; this wonderful community is comprised of some of the greatest farmers ever, so wanting to be proficient isn't necessary, as there are more restaurants with fantastic food than you can shake a stick at, but it smells so darn GOOD coming from my neighbors' kitchens, that I have long wanted to try my hand at it. I have at least two dozen Indian cookbooks, vegetarian and meat/seafood, and they are good, but Ms. Agarwal has leaped my barrier of stupid and got me. I've been daunted by the various spices, the pre cooking procedures, etc., that are so different from the way I have cooked, that I had just about given up. Then, while perusing and pursuing some obscure Tex-Mex cookbooks, Knack Indian Cooking popped up. Wow! Now it's clear. The way the information is organized, the straightforward layout of time, utensils, and ingredients really work. I can do it. Even now, 3/4's blind, I finally get it. When Chef presents The Big Picture, the recipes snap into focus and make perfect simple sense. The seemingly endless lists of spices are consistent. Once I put them together three or four times, saw the similarity, the burden was lifted. No big deal, right? Flippin' great big deal in taste and becomes easier to do every time. Thank you. I appreciate being able to finally give back something to people who have been so kind to a misplaced Texan who has been a big pain in the butt with all my dumb questions and irritating frustration. Thank you, Ms. Agarwal, you've done a wonderful thing. Read more