Easy Indian by Das Sreedharan

  • Mushroom and coconut uthappams (page 18)

    from Easy Everyday Indian / Shortcuts to Success Easy Everyday Indian / Shortcuts to Success by Das Sreedharan

    • Categories: Fermenting; Pancakes, waffles & crêpes; Quick / easy; Appetizers / starters; Breakfast / brunch; Snacks; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: long grain rice; urad dal; fenugreek seeds; vegetable oil; mushrooms; red onions; green chillies; fresh coriander; grated fresh coconut
    • Accompaniments: Coconut chutney
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Notes about this book

  • Ganga108 on April 13, 2025

    Courgette Curry P93 in "Easy Indian", but does not appear in the linked book "Easy Everyday Indian". I used Courgette Curry as a base recipe for a curry with zucchini, eggplant and green peppers. It was delicious. I didn't use the coconut milk, used some water and extra spicing instead to create a delicious gravy. This is a great little book and I enjoy it a lot.

  • pensky on June 27, 2023

    This book has delicious looking recipes but the 3 I have tried so far have been so badly tested and are ridiculously disappointing. Watery dahl, (had to be reduced for an hour), rice like porridge, watery and tasteless chicken curry. Sloppy instructions.

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Onion bhajis

    • Ganga108 on November 27, 2025

      P30 in the linked "Easy Indian" cookbook - easy to make and nice spicing.

  • Aubergine stir-fry

    • Ganga108 on November 27, 2025

      P76 in the linked book "Easy Indian". This is a reasonably quick and very simple dish that is delicious with a dal and pachadi. I cooked lemon rice and cucumber pachadi with it. A good, easy mid week lunch at home (but perhaps not as good as some other eggplant recipes)

  • Red lentil dal

    • Ganga108 on November 27, 2025

      P104 in the linked book "Easy Indian". Excellent! This is such an easy dal yet packs more flavour than it seems from the recipe. I cooked it in the Instant Pot pressure cooker (1m HP; FNR). Best on the day it is made.

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  • ISBN 10 1844002152
  • ISBN 13 9781844002153
  • Published Aug 05 2005
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 192
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Quadrille Publishing
  • Imprint Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Publishers Text

Easy Indian is a collection of 120 delightfully simple and tasty dishes by Das Sreedharan, owner of the award-winning Rasa group of restaurants. Das demystifies Indian cooking for Western readers with a selection of deliciously easy dishes gleaned from his years of travel around his homeland, plus popular recipes from his restaurants. Many of the dishes reflect his origins in Kerala, Southern India, where healthy combinations of fresh vegetables, fruits, yoghurt and nuts feature in most meals. An informative introduction to the book describes unusual ingredients and how to source and prepare them, enabling readers to use new foods with confidence. Recipe chapters cover Starters and Snacks, Soups and Salads, Eggs, Cheese and Pulses, Vegetables, Fish and Shellfish, Meat and Poultry, Rice and Breads, Desserts and Drinks. The recipes include street foods and snacks such as Uthappams and Vadai, Das' trademark pickles and breads and a wonderful collection of curries and stir-fries, and a number of dishes created to use Western ingredients. There is even a recipe for the nation's most favourite takeaway order - Chicken Tikka Masala!

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