Saturday, October 3, 2015
The Udupi Kitchen – Cookbook Review - Sihi Kumbalkai Raita
Cookbooks were my favorite . I am having a bookshelf
full of cookbooks and I should say I spend my leisure time with my cookbook
collection.
This was the first time I am posting a
review about the cookbook . I thank Westland Limited for sending me this
wonderful cookbook The Udupi Kitchen by Malati Srinivasan and Geetha Rao.
About the
Publisher :
Westland
Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trent Limited , the retail arm
of the Tata group , the large diversified industrial group in India.
They have a huge array of books in every
category.
About the Authors
:
The Authors of this book are Malati
Srinivasan and her daughter , Geetha Roa.
I should mention
here the famous Indian cook Madhur
Jaffrey’s words on the authors “ Both
mother and daughter are wonderful cooks. They have the ability to explain udupi
cookery with clarity and depth.
About the Book :
As the title itself reveals , the book is
about the udupi cuisine. Yes, it is a book with wonderful recipes of udupi
cuisine.
Though I had heard about udupi ( a coastal town in Karnataka ) which is
famous for its LORD KRISHNA Temple. The cuisine
being vegetarian as the cuisine belongs to the Madhwa Brahmins.
The first few pages were for both author’s
notes about how they learnt cooking and their culinary journey. Next , three
pages explains about the udupi cuisine. Another two pages for Handy tips. I am sharing few tips here…..
1. unsalted butter makes the savoury snacks
crisper.
2. Store the homemade masalas filled in Zip lock packs in the freezer.
The contents of the book were split into 12
sections……
1. Masala Pudi ( spice powders)
2. Anna ( Rice)
3. Beles ( Lentils )
4. Gojjus ( vegetables in sweet , sour and
spicy gravies )
5. Palyas ( Dry vegetables )
6. Raitas and yogurt Gravies
7. Kosambaris ( salads ) and chutneys
8. Tiffin
9. Thindi ( savoury snacks )
10.Desserts Payasas
11. Halwas
12.
Sihi Thindi (
confections )
Before each
section , all the recipes in the section were mentioned in a page.
Few of the recipes
from the book I want to mention here were
Gojju pudi – Spice powder for Gojju
Bisi Bele
Hulianna – Famous rice recipe of Karnataka
Sandige Huli – Red
gram Dumplings in spicy gravy
Drakshi Gojju - Raisins in spicy gravy
Matwade Palya –
Fenugreek leaves and lentil crumble
Dindu Raita –
yogurt with banana stem
Akki Rotti – Rice
flour flatbread
Appe Payasa –
milk pudding with fried semolina fritters
Hayagreeva –
Bengal Gram Halwa
I will be sharing
a recipe from the book which I made on the same day I received
Overall , the
book is worth the price and a must for
those who want to explore various cuisine…….
or through other online bookstores and in leading bookstores
around the world.
Labels:
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