‘A COLLECTION OF SIMPLE ANGLO-INDIAN RECIPES’ is a revised, consolidated version of four earlier
Recipe Books of Bridget White, namely Bridget’s Anglo-Indian Delicacies, A
Collection of Anglo-Indian Roasts, Casseroles and Bakes, The
Anglo-Indian Snack Box &The Anglo-Indian Festive Hamper.
More than 350 Recipes of traditional,
popular and well loved, Anglo-Indian Dishes have been specially selected from these
earlier Cook Books and featured in this Omni-bus Edition. This single Consolidated
Imprint of easy- to- follow Recipes features Soups,
Pepper Water & Vindaloo, Curries &
Fries, Roasts & Stews, Chops and Cutlets, Croquettes
& Rissoles, Foogaths and Vegetarian Delights, Rice Dishes & Pilafs, Pickles & Relishes, Casseroles
and Baked Dishes, Snacks & Short Eats, Nibbles & Finger food, Sweets &
Desserts, Custards & Puddings, Christmas Cakes & Festive Treats, Curry
Powders, etc.The huge selection of Anglo-Indian dishes
featured in this Cookery book will surely take one on a sentimental and
nostalgic journey down memory lane of
old forgotten Anglo-Indian Culinary Delights. All the old dishes cooked during the time of the Raj have now revived to suit present day tastes
and palates. This Cookery Book would also serve as a ‘Ready Reckoner’ and a
useful guide for teaming up dishes for everyday Anglo-Indian Meals as well as
for festive and special occasions.
FOREWORD (A Collection of Simple Anglo-Indian Recipes)
It
gives me great pleasure to bring out this new publication entitled ‘A
COLLECTION OF SIMPLE ANGLO-INDIAN RECIPES’ which is a revised,
consolidated version of 4 of my earlier Recipe Books, namely Bridget’s
Anglo-Indian
Delicacies, A Collection of Anglo-Indian Roasts, Casseroles and Bakes, The
Anglo-Indian Snack Box and The Anglo-Indian Festive Hamper.
More than 350 Recipes of traditional,
popular and well loved, Anglo-Indian Dishes have been specially selected from these
earlier Cookery Books and featured in this Omni-bus Edition. The huge selection of Anglo-Indian dishes featured in this Recipe Book will
surely take one on a sentimental and nostalgic journey down memory lane of old forgotten Anglo-Indian
Culinary Delights. All the old dishes
cooked during the time of the Raj have
now been revived to suit present day tastes and palates. This Recipe Book
would also serve as a ‘Ready Reckoner’ and a useful guide for teaming up dishes
for everyday Anglo-Indian Meals as well as for festive and special occasions.
So what are you waiting for? Delve into this awesome collection and
you’ll find simple and easy recipes for preparing your favorite Ox tail and
Trotters Soups, Plain Pepper Water or Bone Pepper Water, Vindaloos and Curries,
Devil Fries & Chops, Nana’s Special Duck, Chicken, Beef & Pork Roasts, Beef
and Chicken Country Captain, Papa Pat’s Pork Chops, Mince Cutlets, Stews,
Croquettes & Rissoles, Yellow Coconut Rice & Ball Curry, Junglee Palau
& Vegetable Jalfrazie, Devil Chutney, Brinjal Pickle, Fish Padda and many
more ANGLO-INDIAN
DELICACIES.
Add that ‘Anglo’ touch to your
meal by baking a simple and tasty Shepherd’s Pie, a Pot Luck Casserole, a Pork
Mince Pie or any of the old ‘one dish meals’
that your grandma baked in your childhood. Choose the recipe for your
favourite baked dish from
A
COLLECTION OF ANGLO-INDIAN ROASTS, CASSEROLES AND BAKES. The very names of
the dishes will make you drool. Round it
off with a creamy Caramel Custard, Bread Pudding, Strawberry Flummery, Apple
Grunt or any other lip-smacking Anglo-Indian Dessert or Sweet from the vast selection
that has been featured.
Have a Party and serve your guests delicious Snacks, Short Eats and
Nibbles from THE ANGLO-INDIAN SNACK BOX, that were the rage at ‘Parties, Soirees
and Elegant Evening Gatherings’ in the olden days - all innovated and made famous by the Mogh Cooks of yore in the Tea Gardens in the Hills.
Snack on Liver on Toast Squares, Scotch Eggs and Deviled Eggs, Cheese Straws,
Mince Curry Puffs, Coconut Puffs, Mince Panthras, Fish Fingers, Fritters and a
whole lot more,
What’s your favourite childhood Christmas memory? Do you associate Christmas with the smells,
sounds and sights of the season? This
Cookery Book aims at just that. The separate section on THE ANGLO-INDIAN FESTIVE HAMPER features recipes of all the old
Anglo-Indian Christmas favourites such as the Traditional Christmas Cakes, Plum
Cakes, Mince Pies, Fruit Cakes, Kalkals, Rose Cookies, Coconut Sweets, the
Christmas Pudding, Bole Cake, Semolina Cake, Dodol, Beveca, Marzipan Sweets,
Peanut Fudge, Cashew nut Fudge, , etc, etc. It will awaken long forgotten
magical memories of childhood - Of the
smell of the decorated Pine Christmas Tree in the Sitting Room, the enticing
aroma of Christmas Cakes being baked, the Kalkals and Rose Cookies being fried
and the aroma of the other Christmas Goodies being prepared in the kitchen by
Mama and Nana - Memories of the whole family sitting round the dining table on
“Kalkal Making Day” rolling the kalkals on the back of a fork or fighting to
lick the left over cake batter in the mixing bowl will come flooding back. Recreate the Christmas of your childhood with
these recipes of all the old Christmas Treats. Then to round off the festive
spread, you could make your own home-made Grape and Ginger Wine.
The recipes in this book are simple and easy to follow and only easily
available ingredients have been suggested. The easy-to-follow directions for
preparing these old, popular, sumptuous dishes make cooking simple, enjoyable
and problem-free.
All the recipes
in this Book are for 6 generous servings. If cooking for a smaller or larger
number, the quantities should be adjusted accordingly
