Mrs. Lakhani
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 3
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
excellent authentic recipes with nutritional information 5 out of 5 stars.
55 of 56 people found this review helpful.
As an indian I can tell you, these recipes are as close as you can get to authentic indian while staying low fat. I must admit this cookbook sat on my shelf for a long time because I loved Mathu Jaffrey's time consuming and complexly spiced recipes if I was going to use a cookbook. The cooking we have always done at home used alot of specialty ingredients and took a lot of time, it seemed to me that simple low fat indian couldn't be any good.
BUT I WAS WRONG! The recipes in this book are EXCELLENT. Very close to authentic while using ingredients you can find almost anywhere and VERY HEALTHY. Imagine that!
The recipes in this book are low-fat, low cholesterol and low sodium while being very flavorful and fresh tasting. The nutritional lable at the end each recipe is very complete also. For example, for beef samosa's, she has 2 different ways of cooking them, fried or baked. Then she includes 2 nutrient analysis for each way of cooking it. VERY NICE!
Also each nutrient analysis has a breakdown for sodium with salt included and sodium content without AND a saturated fat versas total fat breakdown.
The last 40 pages have info on :
indian spices and their usages and flavor
American, British, Australian, and Metric conversion
oven temperture conversion : F versas Celcius
explaination of proteins, fats, carbs, and sodium Table of desirable weights for men and women
differences in cholesterol cooked and raw
balanced diet info
and a nutritional breakdown table of "common" foods although it includes items like lentils, bulgar and veal.
The only minus is that this book has diagrams (for somosa wrapping etc.) but no color pictures. :(
Overall I'd say this is a wonderful book for people interested in fitness or dieting and exotic foods! Not a single item in this book is swimming in fat, like most indian cookbooks are.
I would buy this book for cooking for myself daily and a Muthu Jaffrey's (high fat) cookbooks for cooking for special occassions and guests.
Defionately buy this book, it lives up to it name!
Another good cookbook low fat cookbook I would recomend is "Easy Exotic : A Model's Low-Fat Recipes from Around the World" mostly indian, some asian. Very good too!
Editorial Review:
Indian Recipes for a Healthy Heart destroys the myth that a healthful diet is synonymous with deprivation. This unique book, in the context of Indian cuisine, contains modified recipes for well-known Indian (and some non-Indian) dished with their authentic gourment tastes and flavors intact, yet worthy of inclusion in a healthful diet. Endorsed by health professionals, it offers lovers of good food a whole new repetoire or healthful dishes, and to Indians, a way of meeting dietary guidelines without giving up their favorite cuisine. The book is packed with a wealth of useful and easy-to-understand information in addition to the 140 easy-to-cook recipes with step-by-step instructions which even a beginner to cooking can follow. Illustrated with line drawings, nutrition analysis tables, and indexed for quick reference, it is essential reading for anyone who cares about healthy eating or just good food
