The Healthy Cuisine of India
Subtitle: Recipes from the Bengal Region
By: by Bharti Kirchner
Publisher: Lowell House
Published: April 1994
Place of publication: 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781565651142
Subjects: National & regional cuisine; Regional & Ethnic - Indic; Cooking / Wine; Cooking; India; Health & Healing - General
Description: From the back cover:

The mouth-watering cuisine of Bengal is a cuisine of the home kitchen, a naturally healthy and savory type of cooking that you won't find in any Indian restaurant. The Healthy Cuisine of India is your personal invitation to a Bengali home to enjoy dishes carefully handed down through the generations.

Bharti Kirchner, and award-winning cook, spent her childhood in Kalimpong, a bustling market town in the foothills of the Himalayas near Darjeeling. Thereafter she lived for several years in Bangladesh before moving to Calcutta as a teenager. Her recipes have appeared in Bon Appétit, Vegetarian Times, and Eating Well magazines. She now lives in Seattle, where she pursues a full-time writing career.
Table of contents: title: The Riches of Bengal
pagenum: 1; title: Delighting the Senses
pagenum: 7; title: The Mystery of Spices: Spices and Herbs, Flavorings, and Other Ingredients
pagenum: 17; title: Cooking Styles, Techniques, and Equipment
pagenum: 47; title: Dals
pagenum: 57; title: Vegetarian Dishes
pagenum: 79; title: Rice
pagenum: 123; title: Flatbreads
pagenum: 141; title: Fish and Seafood
pagenum: 153; title: Poultry and Meat
pagenum: 179; title: Chutneys and Raitas
pagenum: 197; title: Teatime
pagenum: 215; title: Sweets
pagenum: 235; title: Dishes for the Adventurous
pagenum: 257; title: Menus
pagenum: 267; title: Where to Buy Bengali Ingredients
pagenum: 271; title: Further Reading
pagenum: 275; title: Index
pagenum: 277