ANGLO-INDIAN DELICACIES

Description

ANGLO-INDIAN DELICACIES is an interesting assortment of easy- to- follow Recipes of popular vintage and contemporary Cuisine of Colonial Anglo India. It covers a wide spectrum, ranging from typical English Roasts and Pasties to mouth watering Gravies and Curries, Pepper Water, Fries, Pulaos, Savouries, Sweets, Christmas treats, etc. picking up plenty of hybrids along the way. A few home brewed wines are also included to round off the extensive flavours and tastes.
Old favourites such as Pork Bhooni, Devil Pork Curry, Dak Bungalow Duck and Chicken Roast, Meat Glassy (fruity Meat Curry), Mango Fish Curry, Calcutta Cutlets, Fish Kedgeree, Double Onions Meat Curry, Bengal Lancers Shrimp Curry, Salted Tongue, Salted Beef, Corned Beef, Kalkals, Rose Cookies, Dhol Dhol, Beef Panthras, Potato Chops etc have been given a new lease of life.
This Recipe Book ANGLO-INDIAN DELICACIES is an easy and unpretentious guide to delectable Anglo-Indian Cuisine. The easy-to-follow directions make cooking these delicacies, simple, enjoyable and problem-free. Anyone who follows these recipes will turn out dishes that will truly be a gastronomic delight besides having a rendezvous with History. As with my earlier books, this Recipe Book will make a useful addition to a personal Anglo-Indian Recipe Collection

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR - BRIDGET WHITE-KUMAR
Bridget White-Kumar was born and brought up in Kolar Gold Fields, a small mining town in the erstwhile Mysore State (now known as Karnataka), in India, which was famous for its Colonial ambiance. She comes from a well-known Anglo-Indian family who lived and worked in KGF for many generations.
Bridget is a Cookery Book Author, Food Consultant and Culinary Historian. She has authored 7 Recipe books on Anglo-Indian Cuisine. Her area of expertise is in Colonial Anglo-Indian Food and she has gone through a lot of effort in reviving the old forgotten dishes of the Colonial British Raj Era. Her 7 Recipe books are a means of preserving for posterity, the very authentic tastes and flavours of Colonial ‘Anglo- Indian Food’ besides recording for future generations, the unique heritage of the pioneers of Anglo-Indian Cuisine.

Her Recipe Book ANGLO-INDIAN CUISINE – A LEGACY OF FLAVOURS FROM THE PAST was selected as ‘Winner from India’ under the Category: ‘BEST CULINARY HISTORY BOOK’. by GOURMAND INTERNATIONAL SPAIN, WORLD COOK BOOK AWARDS 2012

Bridget is also an Independent Freelance Consultant on Food Related matters. She has assisted many Restaurants, Hotels and Clubs in Bangalore and elsewhere in India with her knowledge of Colonial Anglo-Indian Food besides helping them to revamp and reinvent their Menus by introducing new dishes which are a combination of both Continental and Anglo-Indian. Many of them are now following the Recipes and guidance given by her and the dishes are enjoyed by both Indian and Foreign Guests.
Bridget also conducts Cooking Demonstrations and Workshops at various places across the country such as Clubs, Restaurants, Women’s Groups, Corporate Offices, etc. She is always ready to share and talk about Recipes and Food.
She can be contacted on +919845571254
Email: bridgetkumar@yahoo.com
http://www.anglo-indianfood.com
http://www.anglo-indianrecipes.com

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