Varied Kitchens of India

This is One of my very favorite cook books! I really love the spices of India. My other favorite is "Indian cooking " by Madura Joffre

A great introduction to some of the intricacies and possibilities of Indian cuisine.

Hard to find Indian Jewish cuisine and other rarities. Very clearly written with great background description.

I have owned this book since 1991, when it first came out. It is my "default" Indian cookbook and I believe it surpasses even the renowned actress and cookbook author Madhur Jaffrery's books. Copeland Marks does an excellent job of creating clear, easy to follow recipes - and the recipes "work" and are delicious too. My book is completely dogeared and stained, bulbous now from years of use. I would not go anywhere without this book - it always has "made the cut" whenever we moved. I recommend tracking down this book for anyone who is interested in Indian food and understanding that it's not a singular cuisine represented by the local Indian restaurant - like Chinese food Indian food varies widely region to region and culture to culture. This book is also not daunting in size, like other Indian cookbooks, that are beyond comprehensive. Marks selects the best recipes of each cuisine and gives you much to choose from without overwhelming you. A publisher should bring this classic back into print.

This book was my introduction to Indian cooking as well to getting to understand the Jewish communities of India. I have cooked happily from this book for more than 10 years - no soaking, no complicated purees, no dishes that take hours and hours. Many of the dishes can be made by your average home cook with little difficulty. Other dishes demand more commitment, but are very well worth the results. To anyone who decides to buy, you won't be disappointed. Happy eating!

It is simply a great book. I had been looking for books with Bengali and Tibetian recipes. Most Indian cookbooks make the recipes so elaborate. The recipes in this book tastes like what my mother and grandmother cook! I was so happy to find that my momos tasted like momos from Darjeeling! He writes about everyday food with some special occasion recipes thrown in. And that is what sets it apart feom the elborate cookbooks, a sense of the everyday life. I have many of his books and have enjoyed all of them

A bit disappointed with the print & paper quality

Es ist sehr selten, daß man in einem Kochbuch so verschiedene Küchen aus Indien findet: Anglo-Indian, Parsi, Jewish-Indian (Calcutta), Bengali (Calcutta), Kaschmiri, tibetische Küche aus Darjeeling. Eine Kostbarkeit!

It is one of my cooking bibles, which I stupidly gave away to a relative years ago and regretted it ever since. I was so delighted to see it here again in kindle format. So glad to have it back. I belong to the one of the communities in Copeland's book and can verify the recipes are very, very authentic. You won't find this kind of food at an Indian restaurant.

Author has been mislead about some of the dishes supposedly belonging to the various communities of India .The best example being Vindaloo , which happens to come from the the old Portuguese Colony Goa . It does not belong to the Parsis or Anglo Indians ,it just happens to be eaten all over India like so many other dishes .Also he also states that Anglo Indians are a mix of English and Indian ,not so. Anglo Indians are a mix of European and Indian or Mediterranean and Indian ,Scandinavian and Indian .and in many cases a mix of all . Not a good recipe book at all . Utter waste of money .