Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey

In this James Beard Award-winning cookbook, Madhur Jaffrey draws on more than four decades of culinary adventures, travels, and experimentation to create a diverse collection of more than 650 vegetarian recipes featuring dishes from five continents.

Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian exemplifies Madhur's unsurpassed ability to create simple, flavorful homecooking that is well within the reach of every cook. Extensive sections on beans, vegetables, grains, and dairy explore the myriad ways these staples are enjoyed worldwide. Madhur balances appealing, uncomplicated dishes such as sumptuous omelets and rich polentas with less familiar ingredients such as green mangoes, pigeon peas, and spelt. She demystifies the latter with clear-cut explanations so that incorporating new combinations and interesting flavors into everyday cooking becomes second nature. She also offers substantial sections on soups, salads, and drinks, as well as sauces and other flavorings, to help round out a meatless meal and add exciting new flavors to even the most easily prepared dishes.

Each section opens with a detailed introduction, where Madhur describes methods for preparation and storage, as well as different cooking techniques and their cultural origins. And a complete glossary of ingredients and techniques clarifies some of the little-known elements of the world's cuisines so that even the uninitiated can bring the flavors of Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and more to their tables.

Throughout this extensive collection, Madhur includes personal anecdotes and historical contexts that bring her recipes to life, whether she's remembering field of leeks she saw in the mountains of northern Greece or describing how corn-based dishes arrived in Indonesia through colonial trade.

Committed vegetarians will rejoice at the wide variety of meatless fare Madhur offers, and nonvegetarians will enjoy experimenting with her global flavorings. This highly readable resource promises to be a valuable addition to any cook's library, helping everyone make healthful ethnic foods a part of everyday cooking.

Madhur Jaffrey is the author of multiple cookbooks, seven of which have won James Beard Awards, and was named to the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America. Her services to drama and spreading the enjoyment of Indian food and culture have earned her an honorary CBE from Queen Elizabeth II. She is also a multi-award-winning actress who has starred in a number of major motion pictures and has received the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. She currently resides in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780609809235
ISBN 10	0609809237
Title	Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian
Author	Madhur Jaffrey
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2002-01-15
Number of pages	768
Prizes	Winner of James Beard Award 2000
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