The Best Ever Indian Cookbook Mridula Baljekar
The Best Ever Indian Cookbook (Collectible Large Hardcover Edition)
325 Famous Step-By-Step Recipes for the Greatest Spice and Aromatic Dishes
325 Famous Step-By-Step Recipes for the Greatest Spice and Aromatic Dishes
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Best Ever Indian Cookbook
- Authors: Mridula Baljekar, Shehzad Husain, Rafi Fernandez, and Manisha Kanani
- Publisher: Hermes House, London
- Publication Date: 2004
- ISBN-13: 9781844775132 (Misprinted on release jacket as 97T81844775132)
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression. Comprehensive large-format reference work.
- Binding: Hardcover with original publisher's boards, housed in a complete illustrated dust jacket under a protective archive cellophane wrapper.
- Physical Format: Heavy Quarto Format (Oversized 4to), 512 pages. Magnificently enhanced with over 1,800 step-by-step masterclass colour photographs, instructional spice profiles, and preparation matrices.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Used – Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's heavy hardcover boards are beautifully crisp, firm, and uniform across all edges. The spine is completely straight, tightly bound, and remains structurally undamaged with bright lettering.
- Interior: Exceptional and pristine. The 512 internal text blocks are clean, clear, stark white, and fully intact. Completely free from kitchen grease spatters, turmeric dust, previous owner gift inscriptions, or dealer pencil notations.
- Protection: This book has been exceptionally well maintained and looked after thus far, now beautifully protected with a professional, removable archival cellophane sleeve.
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The Dust Jacket: Used – Good / Very Good
- Condition: The original large-scale illustrated dust jacket is complete and unclipped. It exhibits some typical, limited signs of storage-related edge wear and tiny surface tears along the head and tail of the spine spine area. Now stabilized and presented beautifully behind its protective archival cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 2004 by Hermes House, The Best Ever Indian Cookbook stands as a monumental, encyclopedic masterwork of modern subcontinental gastronomy. Specially designed as the ultimate visual blueprint for both novice home cooks and advanced culinary historians, this heavy archive features 325 easy, original, and time-tested recipes. The book delivers an accessible introduction to the foundational principles of Indian cookery, offering expert advice on spice-roasting techniques, custom homemade paste blends, and preparing flawless basmati rice. Guided by over 1,800 vibrant step-by-step photographs, the chapters offer tempting dishes for every conceivable occasion—ranging from crisp appetizers and aromatic breads to rich meaty mains, delicate seafood specialties, rustic regional balti combinations, home-style pickles, and sumptuous traditional desserts. It is a massive, visually stunning reference volume for any collector of international gastronomy history.
Published in 2004 by Hermes House, The Best Ever Indian Cookbook stands as a monumental, encyclopedic masterwork of modern subcontinental gastronomy. Specially designed as the ultimate visual blueprint for both novice home cooks and advanced culinary historians, this heavy archive features 325 easy, original, and time-tested recipes. The book delivers an accessible introduction to the foundational principles of Indian cookery, offering expert advice on spice-roasting techniques, custom homemade paste blends, and preparing flawless basmati rice. Guided by over 1,800 vibrant step-by-step photographs, the chapters offer tempting dishes for every conceivable occasion—ranging from crisp appetizers and aromatic breads to rich meaty mains, delicate seafood specialties, rustic regional balti combinations, home-style pickles, and sumptuous traditional desserts. It is a massive, visually stunning reference volume for any collector of international gastronomy history.
Author Profile: Mridula Baljekar
Mridula Baljekar is an internationally celebrated, award-winning culinary author, consultant, and broadcaster who is widely considered one of the foremost authorities on Indian regional food culture. Formerly the food editor of the Indian and Oriental Food and Drink Magazine, she has authored over 30 best-selling cookbooks and routinely appears on major global culinary platforms, including trade shows and national television networks across the UK and India. Collaborating on this landmark volume alongside fellow culinary pioneers Shehzad Husain, Rafi Fernandez, and Manisha Kanani, Baljekar's work is globally revered for its absolute reliability, cultural authenticity, and uncompromising clarity.
Mridula Baljekar is an internationally celebrated, award-winning culinary author, consultant, and broadcaster who is widely considered one of the foremost authorities on Indian regional food culture. Formerly the food editor of the Indian and Oriental Food and Drink Magazine, she has authored over 30 best-selling cookbooks and routinely appears on major global culinary platforms, including trade shows and national television networks across the UK and India. Collaborating on this landmark volume alongside fellow culinary pioneers Shehzad Husain, Rafi Fernandez, and Manisha Kanani, Baljekar's work is globally revered for its absolute reliability, cultural authenticity, and uncompromising clarity.
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