Curry Easy - Madhur Jaffrey

No matter how much they groan, there's always space on my bookshelves for another cookbook. I'm perfectly happy with a book of recipes I'm unlikely to ever likely to put in practice; 'food porn' is completely acceptable and if a book is beautifully presented with interesting text and fabulous photographs it'll probably end up in my bookcases. If it contains easy to follow, realistic to source and obviously well tested recipes then that's a bonus. Madhur Jaffrey's handsomely bound 'Curry Easy' happily meets both criteria - it looks good and it contains plenty of mouth-watering recipes that ... more

I received this cookbook as a Christmas present and have already made several of the curries with 100% success rate. Together with Jamie's 30-minute meals I have managed a homecooked supper (and leftovers for lunch!) for most of the new year! The recipes are very easy to follow and use fantastic combinations of spices which result in curries which are tastier and healthier than those from the take-away. They do not generally take a long time to prepare which makes them ideal for preparing in the evening after work. I would feel very confident making these recipes for guests without any fear of ... more