Synopses & Reviews
Indian for Everyone is the third book by Anupy Singla, former broadcast journalist turned foodie blogger turned best-selling author, and by far the most stunning and comprehensive offering yet. Singla is America's favorite authority on Indian home cooking, and her expertise with delicious, healthful recipes and her commitment to simple family-style cooking has endeared her to fans the world over. If readers are going to choose an Indian cookbook to own, they will find none better than this one.
This new book expands on Singla's previous titles, the best-selling Indian Slow Cooker and Vegan Indian Cooking, and opens up the true simplicity and flavor of Indian food for anyone, regardless of dietary restrictions, level of expertise, and familiarity with Indian food. Singla has chosen the most popular dishes in Indian cooking and, unlike other Indian cookbooks, embedded different preparation styles and ingredients into every recipe. Included are quick-and-easy adaptations for making a meal vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free, as well as alternative methods for preparing a recipe in a slow cooker or pressure cooker instead of on the stove-top. This sort of unique flexibility makes Indian for Everyone a book that is perfect for anyone.
This book is for Indian food lovers that live for the cuisine's diversity, as Singla includes both Punjabi recipes and many other regional styles from across India. This book is also for skeptics who claim to "hate the taste of curry" or feel "Indian food is too spicy." They will learn how traditional Indian cooking eschews curry powder or how any recipe can be made as mild as desired. This book is for beginners, offering step-by-step instructions on spices and techniques. This book is for seasoned Indian cooks as a reference point for their favorite dishes, including little-known instructions and standard cook times their mothers and grandmothers never wrote down. This is for meat eaters who can't resist tandoori chicken, minced lamb, and fish. This is for vegan and vegetarians who want real and tested alternatives to meat recipes that celebrates whole food choices, rather than just making them a sidebar. This is for healthy eaters who want to know if you can bake a samosa rather than fry it, if you can substitute quinoa for rice, and if there are gluten-free Indian bread options. This is for folks with allergies and dietary preferences. This is for Indian food lovers who eat delicious restaurant meals and want to replicate them at home.
There is no Indian cookbook available that is more inclusive, more welcoming, and more adaptable to any given reader's tastes, across all its 125 recipes. The stories behind these recipes are richly detailed and personal, and readers will see how traditional Indian cooking helped connect Singla and her daughters to their cultural heritage, while also connecting American families to new, healthy eating choices. Whether you are a vegan or meat lover, gluten-free or pro-naan, an experienced chef or an amateur home cook, Singla appreciates that most of us are looking for great taste, nutritious ingredients, and easy preparation. Her books have ushered Indian spices and cooking into homes across the country. More than the next great Indian cookbook, this is the next great American cookbook that will be a staple of every family's collection.
Review
Praise for Anupy Singla's previous books:
"If you love Indian food, have a look at Anupy Singla's The Indian Slow Cooker. Folded in with lush food photography are easy, healthful recipes with traditional flavors." and#151;Lois White, Better Homes and Gardens
"My favorite new slow cooker book is The Indian Slow Cooker by Anupy Singla....Because Indian dishes are rich in spices and robust flavors, they stand up well in slow cookers." and#151;Genevieve Ko, Good Housekeeping, October 14, 2011
"In her friendly voice, Anupy Singla welcomes everyone into her kitchen, even busy and beginner cooks. With her comprehensive guide to ingredients and surprisingly simple and healthy recipes that perfume the house on a cold day, The Indian Slow Cooker is a great first book on Indian cooking. We love recommending it to our customers!" and#151;Lara Hamilton, Owner of The Book Larder, Seattle, WA
"Chicago-based cookbook author Anupy Singla has cultivated a devoted following by showing readers how to master Indian spices and make great-tasting Indian food at home. In her second offering, Vegan Indian Cooking, she tackles the perhaps more difficult endeavor of demystifying vegan cuisine." and#151;Sarah Terez-Rosenblum, Chicago Sun-Times, August 23, 2012
"Singla's recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate." and#151;Rebecca Baugniet, EAT Magazine
"Singla's first book, The Indian Slow Cooker, is packed with braises, both meat and vegetable-based. Her newest book embodies how she often eats: a vegetable-based diet heavy on herbs and spices, and loaded with flavor." and#151;Tasting Table
"Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don't think take-out. Think ahead. That's the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..." and#151;Michele Kayal, Associated Press, October 26, 2010
"[The Indian Slow Cooker] is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes...and#8221; and#151;Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune, April 6, 2011
"Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you.and#8221; and#151;Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Around My French Table, as well as contributing editor to Parade magazine, December 23, 2010
"Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesnand#8217;t believe in calling Indian food and#145;spicyand#8217; or and#145;exoticand#8217; anymore." and#151;Wall Street Journal, India Real Time Blog, August 24, 2010
"Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma." and#151;Nancy Loo, WGNtv.com, September 5, 2011
"For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations.and#8221; and#151;WLS-ABC Channel 7, March 26, 2011
"The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you.and#8221; and#151;Susan Russo, writer for FoodBlogga blog and contributor to NPRand#8217;s Kitchen Window
Synopsis
"An impressive and useful addition to the canon." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Only have room for one go-to book for Indian home cooking on your shelf? This is it." --Booklist
Indian for Everyone is the third book by Anupy Singla, by far her most stunning and comprehensive offering yet. Singla is America's favorite authority on Indian home cooking, and her expertise with delicious, healthful recipes has endeared her to fans everywhere. This new book opens up the true simplicity and flavor of Indian food for anyone, regardless of dietary restrictions or familiarity.
Singla's recipes feature popular favorites, regional specialties, and--unlike any other Indian cookbook--alternative preparation styles for every recipe. Included are quick-and-easy adaptations for making a meal vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free, or even in the slow cooker. Beginners appreciate the book's step-by-step instructions, while veteran home cooks now have a reference point for family favorites, including little-known instructions and standard cook times.
With deeply personal, detailed stories behind these recipes, readers see how healthy cooking connected Singla's family through many generations and disparate cultural heritages. More than the next great Indian cookbook, this is the next great American cookbook -- sure to become a staple of every family's collection.
Synopsis
"An impressive and useful addition to the canon." andmdash;Publishers Weekly, starred review"Only have room for one go-to book for Indian home cooking on your shelf? This is it." andmdash;Booklist
Indian for Everyone is the third book by Anupy Singla, by far her most stunning and comprehensive offering yet. Singla is America's favorite authority on Indian home cooking, and her expertise with delicious, healthful recipes has endeared her to fans everywhere. This new book opens up the true simplicity and flavor of Indian food for anyone, regardless of dietary restrictions or familiarity.
Singla's recipes feature popular favorites, regional specialties, andandmdash;unlike any other Indian cookbookandmdash;alternative preparation styles for every recipe. Included are quick-and-easy adaptations for making a meal vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free, or even in the slow cooker. Beginners appreciate the book's step-by-step instructions, while veteran home cooks now have a reference point for family favorites, including little-known instructions and standard cook times.
With deeply personal, detailed stories behind these recipes, readers see how healthy cooking connected Singla's family through many generations and disparate cultural heritages. More than the next great Indian cookbook, this is the next great American cookbook and#151; sure to become a staple of every family's collection.
About the Author
Anupy Singla is the author of the best-selling titles,
The Indian Slow Cooker (Agate Surrey, 2010) and
Vegan Indian Cooking (Agate Surrey, 2012), both of which have been the top-selling Indian cookbooks since their release. She is the founder and CEO of Indian as Apple Pie, her company that creates and sells custom spice blends as well as unique homegoods.
Singla blogs at IndianASapplepie.com, and her writing has been featured in many print and online outlets. She formerly worked as an on-air TV reporter and anchor for CLTV News, the cable arm of the Tribune Company broadcasting and sister station to Chicago's WGN-TV, and for Bloomberg TV. Her books have been praised in Better Homes and Gardens, Good Housekeeping, and the Wall Street Journal. Singla lives with her husband and two young daughters in Chicago, IL.