15 Minute Indian (Anjula Devi)

I cook Indian food quite regularly and I love the long process of preparing the spices and cooking a lovely Indian dinner. The idea of getting there in a shorter time was intriguing and that is what attracted me to this book.
And the book delivers on its promise!
The most challenging part of using this book – if you are not already into this type of dishes – will probably be to make sure to have the ingredients. It is worth spending a bit of time getting a good collection of the spices that are used in the recipes to be able to enjoy this book fully.
Once this is done, there is a real wealth of recipes available to enjoy. Although there are no meat recipes in this book, there is plenty to be inspired with. I made a few dishes (my favourites were the easy fish molee and the coconut prawn and monkfish) and I found the recipes well explained, easy to follow and…they worked. It took me a little more than 15 minutes, but it is still a quick cooking time and perfectly suitable for a weekday dinner. I also liked the sections on pickles and chutneys, as well as the section on making masalas and spice mixes ahead of time.
The illustrations are nice and colourful, very appetising.
A nice little book to easily bring a bit of the Indian homecooking magic to your days.

Thank you Netgalley and Quarto-Carnival for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.