An Invitation to Indian Cooking · A Cookbook by Jaffrey, Madhur -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword by Yotam Ottolenghi Introduction to the 50th anniversary edition Acknowledgments Introduction to the 1973 edition Sample menus Sample menus—vegetarian A note on flavorings Kitchen utensils and other equipment SOUPS & APPETIZERS

Mulligatawny soup White soup (safed sarvo) Dal soup Potato soup Cold yogurt soup Khatte aloo (sour potatoes) Vegetable pakoris Pappadums, or papars Seekh kabab, flat style Leftover ham on toast Jumbo shrimp on toothpicks Whole-wheat samosas Cocktail koftas

MEAT

Khare masale ka gosht Pyazwala khare masala ka gosht Kheema (ground meat) Kheema with fried onions Kheema used as stuffing Koftas (Indian meatballs) Nargisi koftas (large meatballs stuffed with hard-boiled eggs) Cubed lamb with onions and raisins Lamb with onions and mushrooms, or lamb pyaza Lamb korma Lamb (or beef) korma with almonds, pecans, and sour cream Lamb cooked in dark almond sauce (badami roghan josh) Lamb with vinegar and mint Lamb with spinach Sindhi gosht (Sindhi meat) Lamb chops with whole spices and yogurt Pork chops cooked with whole spices and tamarind juice Pork chops cooked with cabbage Pork chops à la Jaffrey Sweetbreads with cilantro

CHICKEN, OTHER BIRDS, & EGGS

Chicken cooked with yogurt Chicken in light sauce Chicken with potatoes Chicken with sliced lemon and fried onions Chicken with tomato sauce and butter Chicken cutlets Marinated broiled chicken Broiled chicken strips Roast chicken stuffed with spiced rice Murgh mussallam (whole chicken with spices) Chicken Moghlai Duck—stuffed and roasted Khitcherie unda (scrambled eggs, Indian style) Eggs Moghlai

FISH & SHELLFISH

Marinated shrimp with whole spices Shrimp with crushed mustard seeds Shrimp with peas and parsley Shrimp with sweet Italian peppers Shrimp in bread crumbs, Indian style Shrimp with brown sauce Shrimp with dill and ginger Shrimp, crab, or lobster, Kerala style Baked striped bass with yellow rice Sea bass in green chutney Codfish steaks in yogurt Stuffed flounder Mackerel with onions

SUMMER COOKING & BARBECUED FOODS

“Butterflied” leg of lamb, marinated and barbecued Cubed leg of lamb, barbecued Boti kabab (cubed lamb kabab) Kidney kabab Seekh kabab Marinated pork chops Tandoori chicken—my version Barbecued jumbo shrimp Barbecued swordfish

VEGETABLES

Green beans with onion paste Green beans with ginger Green beans with mustard Cabbage with onions Cabbage leaves stuffed with potatoes Carrots and peas with ginger and cilantro Cauliflower with ginger and cilantro Cauliflower with onion and tomato Fried eggplants with sour green chutney Fried eggplants Fried eggplants with tomato chutney Eggplant bharta (smoked eggplant) Mushrooms with cumin and asafetida Crisp fried okra Okra with onions Stuffed whole okra Whole pea pods with cumin Fresh peas with ginger and cilantro Sookhe aloo (“dry” potatoes) Pyazwale sookhe aloo (“dry” potatoes with onions) Potatoes with asafetida and cumin New potatoes cooked in their jackets Maya’s potatoes Maya’s potatoes with yogurt Potatoes in thick sauce Potato patties (aloo-ki-tikiya)

RICE

Plain boiled rice Plain baked rice Plain basmati rice Buttered saffron rice Basmati rice with spices and saffron Sweet rice Sweet rice with carrots and raisins Sweet rice with carrots and raisins cooked in aromatic broth Rice with whole spices Rice with peas Rice with peas and whole spices Rice with potatoes and cumin seed Rice with cauliflower and cumin seed Rice with spinach Rice with spinach cooked in aromatic broth Rice with frozen black-eyed peas Rice with yellow split peas Leftover rice with mushrooms Shrimp pullao Halibut or cod pullao Chicken biryani Pullao (rice with lamb) Fried onion rings for garnishing

DALS

Lentils Frozen black-eyed peas (lobhia) Chana masaledar Canned chickpeas with garlic and ginger Moong dal Kala chana aur aloo (black chickpeas with potatoes) Masoor or arhar dal with vegetables Cold chana dal with potatoes Hot chana dal with potatoes Chana dal cooked with lamb Karhi Tomato karhi Whole unhulled urad and rajma dal Baris (or vadees) with eggplant and potatoes

CHUTNEYS, PICKLES, & OTHER RELISHES

Sweet tomato chutney Fresh green chutney with cilantro and yogurt Fresh mint chutney with fruit Tamarind chutney with bananas Tomato tamarind chutney Fresh coconut chutney Carrot “water” pickle Turnip “water” pickle Carrots pickled in oil Onions pickled in vinegar Cucumber raita Yogurt with tiny dumplings (boondi-ka-dahi) Yogurt with potatoes Yogurt with roasted eggplant (baigan-ka-bharta) Yogurt with spinach Cucumber and tomato with lemon juice Tomato and onion with lemon juice Chopped onions in vinegar Raw onion rings

BREADS

Chapati Poori Paratha Bhatura Naan

DESSERTS--with a note on tea

Kulfi Gajar-ka-halva Broiled bananas Fried dates Shahi tukra Malpua Kheer Gulab Jamun

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