The New Indian Slow Cooker: Recipes for Curries, Dals, Chutneys, Masalas, Biryani, and More

by Neela Paniz

Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

641.5954 P1941

Publication

Ten Speed Press (2014), Edition: Reprint, 144 pages

Description

The newest book in Ten Speed's best-selling slow cooker series, featuring more than 60 fix-it-and-forget-it recipes for Indian favorites. The rich and complex flavors of classic Indian dishes like Lamb Biryani, Palak Paneer, and chicken in a creamy tomato-butter sauce can take hours to develop through such techniques as extended braising and low simmering. In The New Indian Slow Cooker, veteran cooking teacher and chef Neela Paniz revolutionizes the long, slow approach to making Indian cuisine by rethinking its traditional recipes for the slow cooker. She showcases the best regional curries, dals made with lentils and beans, vegetable and rice sides, as well as key accompaniments like chutneys, flatbreads, raita, and fresh Indian cheese. Using this fix-it-and-forget-it approach, you can produce complete and authentic Indian meals that taste like they came from Mumbai, New Delhi, and Bangalore, or your favorite Indian restaurant. Featuring both classic and innovative recipes such as Pork Vindaloo, Kashmiri Potato Curry, Date and Tamarind Chutney, and Curried Chickpeas, these full-flavor, no-fuss dishes are perfect for busy cooks any day of the week.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Dokfintong
Add an extra burner to your kitchen

This is an Indian cookbook that presents ways to cook Indian food in a slow cooker and it is quite odd in that at least 25% of the book is regular a regular Indian cookbook presenting ordinary Indian recipes. The remaining 75% is suggestions for simmering curries
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and other dishes in a slow cooker instead of on the stove top. If you are like me and tend to make many different dishes when preparing an Indian meal, then adding another heat source to the ones on your stove is good, but for the experienced cook, simmering on the stove and simmering in the slow cooker are very similar. The book does not present anything revolutionary.

I received a review copy of The New Indian Slow Cooker: Recipes for Curries, Dals, Chutneys, Masalas, Biryani, and More by Neela Paniz (Ten Speed Press) through NetGalley.com.
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LibraryThing member mcelhra
The New Indian Slow Cooker was not what I expected in a slow cooker cook book. When I think of slow cooker recipes, it’s something that I can throw together quickly in the morning, let cook all day while I’m out and about and it’s ready for my family to eat at dinner time. The recipes in this
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cook book do involve a slow cooker but there is a lot of preparation required beforehand and then the food is just in the slow cooker for a short time – I’d say the average was around 3 hours. I think the slow cooker is mainly used as substitute for a simmering pot that you’d have to keep an eye one, not for simplicity.

In the beginning, Paniz spends some time explaining how to set up an Indian kitchen including explaining what each spice is and why it’s used. It’s very informative and handy. At the beginning of each recipe she give some tidbits about the recipe – it’s origin, how and what it is served with, why her family enjoys it or something else of that nature. That knowledge will make me feel more comfortable ordering something other than my usual the next time I eat at an Indian restaurant. Also, after reading the actual recipes I will know more about what’s in the various dishes on the menu.

Although this book does offer some great information about Indian cuisine, it’s not for a busy person on the go. I would recommend The New Indian Slow Cooker cookbook to experienced home cooks – weekend gourmets who love spending time in the kitchen.
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LibraryThing member Veronica.Sparrow
I love Indian food especially curry. I adapted one of the recipes a bit for butter chicken and it was delicious. I would never have thought that you could cook a curry in a slow cooker but yes you can! Next I will try a jhalfreze my personal favorite.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

144 p.; 8.3 inches

ISBN

1607746190 / 9781607746195
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