Indian Spice Kitchen

I am trying to cook some good Indian dishes myself. And the essence of Indian cooking are the spices. The trouble is I cannot tell one spice from another sometimes by name or by function except the basic ones like chili, turmeric etc. And I also need some reference to map Indian names to English names.

So I went looking in the local library. And I found this wonderful guide - The Indian Spice Kitchen by Monisha Bhardwaj.
It is beautifully made book with clear definition of various spices and their applications with their Indian and European names and also rich photos. As a bonus, it also has recipes of various Indian dishes to make with those spices. Perfecto. The last time I had looked at an Indian cooking book, there were pages of mere listings of recipes and photos if present, did not make the dish appetizing enough to prepare. This book is a treat.

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