A Spicy Touch – Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji’s Kitchen was first published in 2015 and is now in its second edition. This volume is a “best of” collection of the Nimji family’s favourites. Every recipe has been tested, retested and revised.
The book is hard cover with a binding that allows it to lie flat while you are cooking. The 320 pages are full colour with an easy-to-read font and there are many, many more photos and 225 recipes including 180 gluten-free and 154 vegetarian.
This is a body of work for a new generation of cooks wanting to learn the art of Indian cooking. In 2016, it won silver medals at both the Taste Canada and IPPY awards.
Noorbanu Nimji was posthumously inducted into the Taste Canada Hall of Fame in 2021.
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A Spicy Touch III: A Fusion of East African & Indian Cuisine, presents 134 recipes, of which two dozen offer variations, and 90 are completely vegetarian. All recipes are presented with English names although, where appropriate, traditional names for ingredients and particular dishes are provided in Gujarati (the language of Gujarat in northwestern India) and/or Kiswahili (the official Bantu language of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda).
A Spicy Touch III: A Fusion of East African & Indian Cuisine, presents 134 recipes, of which two dozen offer variations, and 90 are completely vegetarian. All recipes are presented with English names although, where appropriate, traditional names for ingredients and particular dishes are provided in Gujarati (the language of Gujarat in northwestern India) and/or Kiswahili (the official Bantu language of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda).
The book is organized in six sections: Basics (Masalas, Pastes & Sauces); Accompaniments (Pickles, Chutneys, Raitas & Salsa); Appetizers (Salads, Snacks & Bhajia); Main Dishes (Chicken, Beef & Lamb, Seafood, Vegetables & Pulses); Starches (Rice & Bread); Desserts (Sweets & Drinks). Recipes presented at the front of the book provide stock ingredients for many subsequent dishes. Preparing them and having them on hand will make the further preparation of this cuisine far less complex and more manageable in terms of time.
A detailed glossary and background notes specific to any unusual ingredients used in a particular recipe will help you understand what you require and then look for on the shelves of your neighbourhood grocery store.
In A Spicy Touch III, Noorbanu Nimji presents her recipes in a logical sequence designed to support anyone—who feels comfortable in a domestic kitchen environment—achieve competency in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of this flavourful, colourful, and healthy cuisine. With what this book can teach you, you can master the spicy touch!
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A Spicy Touch Volume II, builds on the success and great popularity of the first volume. In addition to the delicious dishes from Northern India that evolved through African, Arabic, and North American influences, A Spicy Touch Volume II features the best of contemporary recipes from Africa, the Middle East and the Orient. It is an international, cultural treasury of rish and subtle flavours. A Spicy Touch Volume II will help you expand your culinary horizons and enjoy the marvellous cuisines and traditions of India, Africa, the Middle East and the Orient.
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A Spicy Touch Volume II, builds on the success and great popularity of the first volume. In addition to the delicious dishes from Northern India that evolved through African, Arabic, and North American influences, A Spicy Touch Volume II features the best of contemporary recipes from Africa, the Middle East and the Orient. It is an international, cultural treasury of rish and subtle flavours. A Spicy Touch Volume II will help you expand your culinary horizons and enjoy the marvellous cuisines and traditions of India, Africa, the Middle East and the Orient.
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The secret to the great success of A Spicy Touch Volume I is the simplicity of the recipes and the instructions. It is an international best-seller, with over 250,000 copies sold.
Books on Indian cooking abound. This book differs in that, although the origins of the recipes can be traced to Northern India, the recipes changed with the immigration of the Ismailis from Gujarat to East Africa. This added a new dimension to their culinary evolution. Noorbanu’s immigration to Canada furthered the progression.
Most importantly, all of the recipes in this original volume of A Spicy Touch turn out perfectly time and again because of Noorbanu’s rigorous testing and retesting.
“A Spicy Touch is the most beautiful, interesting, easy to follow, historical and inviting cookbook I have ever seen. What joy it will bring to so many people. I am so excited for Noorbanu and Karen to have completed this amazing journey and project together. There’s so much love in this cookbook. I can’t wait to own a copy and get started cooking the delicious Indian dishes right here in my own kitchen. Bravo!”
Shelley Adams - Whitewater Cooks
“It’s like Noorbanu and Karen are right here in my kitchen, teaching me to taste and to cook. I’ve always wanted to understand more about East Indian flavours, and this book has opened the spice box up to me. Thank you.”
Jennifer Cockrall-King, author of Food and the City and Food Artisans of the Okanagan
“The brief time I’ve spent in the kitchen with Noorbanu and Karen generated memories that will last a lifetime. Watching Noorbanu cook was exceptional. Her food creates comfort and intrigue in a perfectly delicious package”
Julie Van Rosendaal, Cookbook Author and CBC Radio Columnist
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