COOKING & FOOD

Chetna's Healthy Indian: Everyday Family Meals. Effortlessly Good for You

by Chetna Makan
Mitchell Beazley: Octopus. Mar. 2019. 208p. photos. index. ISBN 9781784725358. $29.99; ebk. ISBN 9781784725921. COOKING
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Makan, a former contestant on the Great British Bake Off and host of the YouTube channel Food with Chetna, returns with her third cookbook after The Cardamom Trail. With a renewed focus on healthy, family-friendly Indian dishes, Makan shares her family's favorite "comfort food" with palpable enthusiasm, encouraging even novice home cooks to experiment and try new flavor combinations using her adaptable and informal recipes. Included are recipes for salads, vegetables, chicken, fish, lentils, chutneys, and sweets, along with menu ideas and flexible serving suggestions. Many dishes are vegetarian or can be adapted to become vegetarian or vegan. Maka's approach places a refreshing emphasis on ease of preparation, which may be a revelation for home cooks accustomed to lengthy lists of spices and ingredients.
VERDICT Vibrant photography, compact recipes, and straightforward preparation techniques make this title enticing for both beginning and experienced home cooks, though it could have been improved with the addition of a basic ingredient guide.
Reviewed by Kelsy Peterson , Mar 01, 2019
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