I love the flavours of Indian food, however I must admit I'm not always up for the heat and combined with dietary restrictions, eating out can be a bit of a challenge. Enter Anupy Singla's books '
The Indian Slow Cooker' and her more recent '
Vegan Indian Cooking' and suddenly eating Indian food for dinner is not only possible, its easy.
Anupy's books use healthy, whole foods and authentic blends of spices to create delicious meals. Best of all, given that her entire second book is vegan, my family's dairy-free diet is a non-issue. In fact I was able to create one of my favourite dishes, 'peas and cheese' by substituting baked tofu for the traditional paneer. It was so tasty my vegetarian friend and I gobbled it up in no time flat, we even forgot to take a picture to share with you all.
Each dish in the book begins with a thorough introduction to Indian cooking, ingredients and spices and each recipe includes a personalized note from Anupy sharing anything from the history of the dish, her personal memories and a experiences or a brief description of the flavours that the dish imparts.
After reading through most of the recipes in her books, I already kind of feel like I know
Anupy and if you want to know her too, she's going to be in Vancouver doing a FREE cooking demonstration and book signing this Saturday, here are the details:
Anupy Singla
FREE Cooking Demonstration and Book Signing
Saturday October 13, 2012
1:00pm - 2:30pm
at
1740 West 2nd Ave
Vancouver
604-688-6755
If you're in the market for a new cookbook and need something to do, on what's anticipated to be a very wet Vancouver Saturday, stop by Barbara Jo's Books to Cooks and meet Anupy Singla.
