Masala: Indian Cooking for Modern Living

I love this book - so much so that I've just purchased three more copies to gift to friends. It's probably the cookbook my husband and I use most. We've tried various recipes from this and they are all simple to follow, and all real crowd pleasers. Indian cooking can seem a bit daunting but Mallika makes it simple and accessible in her very unique voice. Can't recommend enough!

1. Absolutely brilliant! Super easy recipes! If you love Indian food, drinks and desserts..... this is perfect.2. Perfect dishes for breakfast, lunch, light meals and dinner. Ideal book if cooking for 1-2.3. Well written and beautiful food photography.4. Bought the book immediately after a live interview on her insta page. The authors beautiful personality and passion for food is reflected in the book.

Used this book for the last month as part of a cookbook book club, so I have explored several recipes. I have loved the flavours and the straightforward methods delivering some lovely dishes. The salmon curry (finished in the oven) I have made twice and is one of the best fish curries I have made. The roasting of a whole cauliflower in nutty curry sauce was a great dish with a bit of drama to being to the table, it looks wonderful.There are recipes for making snacks without the deep fat frying which I appreciate, I am not a fan of deep fat! Some great easy chutneys to go with them too.Sections on ingredients are helpful and alternatives for some more unusual ones are welcome.This weekend I am trying some of the sweet recipes, if they are as good as the savoury I will have a happy household.

Fantastic cook book. I cook a lot of Indian food and this takes hours off the usual time it takes and tastes even better.

What a wonderful book. Beautiful photgraphy. Really simple, easy to follow recipes. I've never really tried Indian cookery at home before because it has always seemed so complicated: hundreds of spices, lots of ingredients and so time-consuming! But I saw one of Mallika's recipes from this book in the Times last weekend and had to try it out. It was so easy and SO delicious that I just knew I had to get the book and it doesn't disappoint. Absolutely fantastic. I am already planning a feast for friends to show off my new mastery of indian home-cooking!

This book has changed my perception of Indian cooking! I had imagined hours of prep, but there are so many delicious recipes to make which can easily fit around my busy family / work life. The photography is just stunning and Mallika’s easy-to-follow recipes and tips has given me the confidence to spice up mealtimes.