Madhur Jaffrey's Step-By-Step Cooking: Over 150 Dishes from India and the Far East Including Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia

by Madhur Jaffrey

Book Overview

Madhur Jaffrey's Step-by-Step Cooking fearlessly brings the intense flavors of Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India to American home kitchens.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0066214025
• ISBN13: 9780066214023
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

a favorite cook book

I rate this cook book one of my most used in my library. The recipies are consistantly good and I like having pictures of what the finished dish should look like. I tend to like fresh+light but still spicy approaches and this book has plenty that fit my palate. It is nice to have the variety of Asian flavor choices in one book. This is especially good if you want to try different recipies from a cook who is offering you her own personal favorites from these countries.

Simple, easy to follow Asian recipes

This cookbook is ideal for novices in Asian cooking. The photos are beautiful and instructive. The directions are in American measures and are easy to follow. The results are truly delicious. I tried four different recipes so far, and each one was excellent.

A treasure of practical and delicious recipies!

This is my 2nd favorite in my extensive cookbook collection, because the recipies are both delicious and practical. The recipies are not overly complicated, ingredients are not difficult to find, there are fantastic menu ideas, and many, many, excellent recipies from a variety of Asian cultures. The book is also beautiful to browse through. No gourmand should be without this masterpiece.

Unlocking Great Asian Secrets

I'm a huge Madhur Jaffrey fan and I must admit this is one her better ones (even though it may be quite similar to Far Eastern Cookery). With tempting pictures and easy to follow recipes you can easily recreate some of Asia's best dishes. I've rarely suffered mishaps with her recipes. I think you will find many of her recipes to be guaranteed successes.I live in Korea and I've tried most of her Korean dishes in restaurants and homes. Her recipes are authentic and, dare I say, better than most of the ones I've tried here. My Korean friends would also agree. However, never substitute Korean gochujang - there's no alternative as she suggests. Try the recipe for bulgogi. It's one of the best I've ever had!

Can't get enough of Madhur Jaffrey

I have used Madhur Jaffrey's other cookbooks with great success. I found that without exception her recipes are foolproof and absolutely delicious. I love the layout of the step-by-step cookbook. Typical of Madhur Jaffrey, she uses no-frills ingredients to great effect and the suggested menus in the back actually look doable. This cookbook is inspiring thanks to the huge color photographs covering almost every other page. I review all new cookbooks from my local library -- religiously -- and this is the only one that I simply had to own.