KORMA KHEER AND KISMET #

Loved it. It took me straight into the lanes of Old Delhi, I could hear the sounds and smell the food. It is a virtual tour of the place.

Great narrative, awesome description. Evokes the atmosphere of Delhi.

Hardly any good Indian recipes are found in the book.

The author has her version of India .The stories revol around food and the gastronomic delights the author want's to taste and make memories to be narrated in the coming years .Look how a foreigner chooses new country to settle down and jells with it strange culture.Expect masala and emotional drama .

I purchased this book with some misgivings, to be vey frank. Here is yet another "firang" giving her two bits worth about Indian food, I thought dismissively. So, i first downloaded a sample, and on Christmas Day, while my wife was busy preparing a lunch of Mutton Rogan Josh for me, I started on the sample. Before lunch was served, I had purchased the book, and was well into the intricacies of Ashok and Ashok's Mutton Korma recipe ! Pamela writes with a sure touch about the a subject she obviously loves to a fault - good food. Her writing is witty and sincere, and she brings a Westerner's eye for detail into her recioes. And her descriptions of the bylanes of Old Delhi are charming and so evocative, that you can actually feek you are there with her as she dashes off on a cold winter dawn in search of the elusive Daulat ki Chaat, or understanding the mysteries behind Bade Mian's creamy Kheer, or the simple delights of a coal roasted shakharkandi. Her accounts of life around the dusty alleys of Jama Masjid, or the cubby holes in and around Chandni Chowk, reveal a gourmand's true love for food belonging to a bye gone era. The book is a must read for lovers of Delhi street food at its best.

Disappointed and not worth the money. It was not for me I expected more recipes and the ones in here disappoint. For the money spent I could have got 2 better books.

Loved the food (tried the recipes myself and while they're not as good as the delhi street food, they're awesome). Loved the vignettes of old delhi culture even more, Pamela Timms needs to follow her tastebuds all over India and the world. Every cuisine and street food there is could do with someone of her awesome cooking talent, sense of humor and empathy for the people she writes about.

Awesome book on 5 seasons of old Delhi, I am still craving for some food like daulat ki chaat ... Loved the passion of the author for the book