Christine Manfield's Indian Cooking Class

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Let Christine Manfield guide you through the deeply fragrant world of Indian home cooking.

Mastering the incredible array of spices and techniques applied in the Indian kitchen can seem a daunting task for the casual cook. But in Indian Cooking Class youll find easy-to-follow and approachable recipes that will see you making curry pastes and blending flavours with absolute confidence.

Spanning history-steeped recipes to home-style favourites, Ayurvedic-influenced dishes and contemporary interpretations, this extensive collection of beautifully photographed recipes guides home cooks from snacks and sides to main dishes, all the way through to dessert.

Discover meals found on the humblest thali plate to those served at the most lavish banquets, and find a true appreciation for the many and varied cooking styles, vibrant flavour combinations and textural medleys that make for such an aromatic and sense-enlivening food culture.

Equipping novice and curious cooks alike with a repertoire of achievable and impressive Indian classics, be it a simple dal to an intricate biryani, Christine Manfields Indian Cooking Class is a handbook of skills to encourage creativity. Join Christine as she shares her knowledge, love and deep respect for the vivacious and piquant dishes at the heart of Indias fascinating culinary heritage.

If you have room in your bookshelf for one Indian cookbook, make it this one. Sydney Morning Herald

Manfield brings her extensive travels and deep love of India's complex flavours and culinary history to this extensive collection of recipes that is both creative and approachable.Gourmet Traveller

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Manfield brings her extensive travels and deep love of India's complex flavours and culinary history to this extensive collection of recipes that is both creative and approachable. * Gourmet Traveller *
If you have room in your bookshelf for one Indian cookbook, make it this one. * Sydney Morning Herald *

Author Bio

As one of Australias most celebrated and revered chefs, Christine Manfield has contributed enormously to the countrys collective table. An inquisitive cook, avid traveller, and perfectionist, Christine is inspired by global flavours as well as local and sustainable produce that supports both communities and the environment. Having penned the hugely successful and award-winning cookbooksTasting India,A Personal Guide to India and Bhutan,Dessert Divas,Fire,Spice,Stir,Paramount Cookingand Paramount Desserts,Christines influence has flavoured the kitchens of many keen home cooks for decades. One of Australias leading culinary ambassadors, her life as a restaurateur culminated in three award-winning restaurants in Australia and abroad: Paramount in Sydney (19932000), East@West in London (20032005), and Sydneys Universal (2007 2013). She continues to collaborate with chefs and industry colleagues hosting pop-up events across Australia, judging thedelicious.Produce Awards, and is a mentor to Women in Hospitality (WOHO). As a true explorer who is endlessly fascinated with the food traditions of diverse cultures, over the past 20 years Christine has hosted bespoke culinary adventures to destinations both in Australia and overseas, including India, Italy, South America, Bhutan, France, South East Asia, Spain, Morocco and New Zealand. But its her deep love and understanding of Indian cooking that she shares with readers here, inIndian Cooking Class. Drawing on her own extensive travels through the home, street and commercial kitchens of Indias distinct regions, Christine hopes this collection of approachable recipes will empower everyone to confidently enter and enjoy the layered world of Indian cooking.