The Bombay Cafe

And this is my first Indian food book since my husband does not like Indian food - and I love the simplicity of the recipes and instructions. Yes, some recipes require a lot of ingredients but as an accomplished cook, many I already have and/or I know where to find. I do recommend this book for a beginner as well.

We have made many recipes from this book. They are easy to follow, and always delicious. We keep buying copies to give to our friends.

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It is simply too bad that this book is out of print!My husband loves Indian food and although I consider myself to be a pretty good cook, I was intimidated about trying my hand at something that seemed so foreign and exotic. An Indian friend had even brought me a few cookbooks, but I found them hard to follow. The last time he came to visit he brought me Neela Paniz' "The Bombay Cafe." Wow! What a difference! The directions are easy to follow even for people completely unfamiliar with the workings of an Indian kitchen. And while some recipes call for hard to find spices, there are plenty that use nothing more exotic than fresh ginger, garlic or serrano peppers. Special favorites are the Shrimp with Chiles and Garlic, Pepper Chicken (made with nothing more exotic that black peppercorns) and Nan (Indian flat bread.)I highly recommend this book to the novice Indian chef.

SAW THIS COOK ON "CHOPPED" ON TV...THOUGHT I WOULD GET HER BOOK BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO COOK INDIAN FOOD...UNFORTUNATELY THE RECIPES ARE AS COMPLICATED AS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE...DON'T USE IT AT ALL!

Bombay Cafe was my favorite haunt when I lived in Santa Monica. When I discovered that Neela had published a cookbook of her remarkable food, I bought it immediately. I am happy to say that this book includes many of my favorite dishes, written simply and clearly enough that I can faithfully reproduce everything I loved when dining at Bombay Cafe. In my experience, this is not something that 'restaurant' cookbooks commonly achieve. An excellent effort by an uncommon chef. Thank you, Neela!

This is one of the best cookbooks I have come across. I love the recipes - they are creative and light - like the Tandoori Chicken salad, or the Garbanzo beans sweet and sour salad. There are also some very Indian recipes that make you travel back in your mind to India - like the Railway station potato curry, or the Frankies. Most recipes are fairly easy to make.This is Indian cooking with a fresh approach, and a lot of style.I have tried and served so many recipes to friends, and the reactions are always - that tastes GOOD!

About three-quarters of the recipes in this book call for ingredients that you may not be able to find in the supermarket, such as besan, atta, kari leaves, and urad dal. But if you have access to those, dive in!

Todo perfecto!