Reviews
Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma., Singla's book goes against what many believe is required of Indian cuisine...the book gives old- and new-school cooks alike ample reason to give Indian food a shot., The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you., Anupy Singla's cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker: 50 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes," is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes, perhaps simple spinach and lentil soup or butter chicken., Singla's book goes against what many believe is required of Indian cuisine--infusing hot oil with a whole mess of spices as the base for dishes. Instead, she argues, throw everything into the Crock-Pot and let the aromatics do their thing... the book gives old- and new-school cooks alike ample reason to give Indian food a shot." -Janet Rausa-Fuller, Chicago Sun-Times , October 20, 2011 "Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesn't believe in calling Indian food ‘spicy' or ‘exotic' anymore." - Wall Street Journal , India Real Time Blog, August 24, 2010 "[The Indian Slow Cooker] is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes..." -Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune , April 6, 2011 "Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don't think take-out. Think ahead. That's the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..." -Michele Kayal, Associated Press , October 26, 2011 "Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma." -Nancy Loo, WGNtv.com, September 5, 2011 "Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you." -Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Around My French Table , as well as contributing editor to Parade magazine, December 23, 2010 "For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations." -WLS-ABC Channel 7, March 26, 2011 "The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you." -Susan Russo, writer for FoodBlogga blog and contributor to NPR's Kitchen Window "Singla's recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate." -Rebecca Baugniet, EAT Magazine, My favorite new slow cooker book is The Indian Slow Cooker by Anupy Singla....Because Indian dishes are rich in spices and robust flavors, they stand up well in slow cookers. Singla actually developed the recipes specifically for the slow cooker so the techniques and ingredients work well in the machine., What a departure from the usual slow cooker cookbooks on offer. Anupy Singla's new cookbook, The Indian Slow Cooker, released earlier this month by Surrey Books, is likely the book to convince you that you do, in fact, need a slow cooker. Singla's recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate., Singla's book goes against what many believe is required of Indian cuisine--infusing hot oil with a whole mess of spices as the base for dishes. Instead, she argues, throw everything into the Crock-Pot and let the aromatics do their thing... the book gives old- and new-school cooks alike ample reason to give Indian food a shot." —Janet Rausa-Fuller, Chicago Sun-Times , October 20, 2011 "Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesn't believe in calling Indian food ‘spicy' or ‘exotic' anymore." — Wall Street Journal , India Real Time Blog , August 24, 2010 "[The Indian Slow Cooker] is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes..." —Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune , April 6, 2011 "Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don't think take-out. Think ahead. That's the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..." —Michele Kayal, Associated Press , October 26, 2011 "Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma." —Nancy Loo, WGNtv.com , September 5, 2011 "Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you." —Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Around My French Table , as well as contributing editor to Parade magazine, December 23, 2010 "For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations." — WLS-ABC Channel 7 , March 26, 2011 "The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you." —Susan Russo, writer for FoodBlogga blog and contributor to NPR's Kitchen Window "Singla's recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate." —Rebecca Baugniet, EAT Magazine, Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you., "Of all the world's cuisines, India's is perhaps best suited to the steady simmer of a slow cooker...If you love Indian food, have a look at Anupy Singla's The Indian Slow Cooker . Folded in with lush food photography are easy, healthful recipes with traditional flavors." -Lois White, Better Homes & Gardens "My favorite new slow cooker book is The Indian Slow Cooker by Anupy Singla....Because Indian dishes are rich in spices and robust flavors, they stand up well in slow cookers. Singla actually developed the recipes specifically for the slow cooker so the techniques and ingredients work well in the machine." —Genevieve Ko, Good Housekeeping , October 14, 2011 Singla's book goes against what many believe is required of Indian cuisine--infusing hot oil with a whole mess of spices as the base for dishes. Instead, she argues, throw everything into the Crock-Pot and let the aromatics do their thing... the book gives old- and new-school cooks alike ample reason to give Indian food a shot." —Janet Rausa-Fuller, Chicago Sun-Times , October 20, 2011 "Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesn't believe in calling Indian food ‘spicy' or ‘exotic' anymore." — Wall Street Journal , India Real Time Blog , August 24, 2010 "[The Indian Slow Cooker] is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes..." —Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune , April 6, 2011 "Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don't think take-out. Think ahead. That's the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..." —Michele Kayal, Associated Press , October 26, 2010 "Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma." —Nancy Loo, WGNtv.com , September 5, 2011 "Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you." —Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Around My French Table , as well as contributing editor to Parade magazine, December 23, 2010 "For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations." — WLS-ABC Channel 7 , March 26, 2011 "The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you." —Susan Russo, writer for FoodBlogga blog and contributor to NPR's Kitchen Window "Singla's recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate." —Rebecca Baugniet, EAT Magazine, "Of all the world''s cuisines, India''s is perhaps best suited to the steady simmer of a slow cooker...If you love Indian food, have a look at Anupy Singla''s The Indian Slow Cooker . Folded in with lush food photography are easy, healthful recipes with traditional flavors." --Lois White, Better Homes & Gardens "My favorite new slow cooker book is The Indian Slow Cooker by Anupy Singla....Because Indian dishes are rich in spices and robust flavors, they stand up well in slow cookers. Singla actually developed the recipes specifically for the slow cooker so the techniques and ingredients work well in the machine." --Genevieve Ko, Good Housekeeping , October 14, 2011 "Singla''s book goes against what many believe is required of Indian cuisine--infusing hot oil with a whole mess of spices as the base for dishes. Instead, she argues, throw everything into the Crock-Pot and let the aromatics do their thing... the book gives old- and new-school cooks alike ample reason to give Indian food a shot." --Janet Rausa-Fuller, Chicago Sun-Times , October 20, 2011 "Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesn''t believe in calling Indian food ''spicy'' or ''exotic'' anymore." -- Wall Street Journal , India Real Time Blog , August 24, 2010 "[The Indian Slow Cooker] is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes..." --Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune , April 6, 2011 "Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don''t think take-out. Think ahead. That''s the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..." --Michele Kayal, Associated Press , October 26, 2010 "In her friendly voice, Anupy Singla welcomes everyone into her kitchen, even busy and beginner cooks. With her comprehensive guide to ingredients and surprisingly simple and healthy recipes that perfume the house on a cold day, The Indian Slow Cooker is a great first book on Indian cooking. We love recommending it to our customers!" -- Lara Hamilton, Owner of Book Larder , Seattle, WA "Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma." --Nancy Loo, WGNtv.com , September 5, 2011 "Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you." --Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Around My French Table , as well as contributing editor to Parade magazine, December 23, 2010 "For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations." -- WLS-ABC Channel 7 , March 26, 2011 "The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you." --Susan Russo, writer for FoodBlogga blog and contributor to NPR''s Kitchen Window "Singla''s recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate." --Rebecca Baugniet, EAT Magazine, "Of all the world''s cuisines, India''s is perhaps best suited to the steady simmer of a slow cooker...If you love Indian food, have a look at Anupy Singla''s The Indian Slow Cooker . Folded in with lush food photography are easy, healthful recipes with traditional flavors." --Lois White, Better Homes & Gardens "My favorite new slow cooker book is The Indian Slow Cooker by Anupy Singla....Because Indian dishes are rich in spices and robust flavors, they stand up well in slow cookers. Singla actually developed the recipes specifically for the slow cooker so the techniques and ingredients work well in the machine." --Genevieve Ko, Good Housekeeping , October 14, 2011 "Singla''s book goes against what many believe is required of Indian cuisine--infusing hot oil with a whole mess of spices as the base for dishes. Instead, she argues, throw everything into the Crock-Pot and let the aromatics do their thing... the book gives old- and new-school cooks alike ample reason to give Indian food a shot." --Janet Rausa-Fuller, Chicago Sun-Times , October 20, 2011 "Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesn't believe in calling Indian food ''spicy' or ''exotic' anymore." -- Wall Street Journal , India Real Time Blog , August 24, 2010 "[The Indian Slow Cooker] is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes..." --Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune , April 6, 2011 "Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don''t think take-out. Think ahead. That''s the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..." --Michele Kayal, Associated Press , October 26, 2010 "In her friendly voice, Anupy Singla welcomes everyone into her kitchen, even busy and beginner cooks. With her comprehensive guide to ingredients and surprisingly simple and healthy recipes that perfume the house on a cold day, The Indian Slow Cooker is a great first book on Indian cooking. We love recommending it to our customers!" -- Lara Hamilton, Owner of Book Larder , Seattle, WA "Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma." --Nancy Loo, WGNtv.com , September 5, 2011 "Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you." --Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Around My French Table , as well as contributing editor to Parade magazine, December 23, 2010 "For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations." -- WLS-ABC Channel 7 , March 26, 2011 "The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you." --Susan Russo, writer for FoodBlogga blog and contributor to NPR's Kitchen Window "Singla''s recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate." --Rebecca Baugniet, EAT Magazine, Singla's book also developed in part from a blog. She started posting after quitting her TV job to stay at home and raise her two young daughters on the same fresh, healthy, made-from-scratch Indian food she'd grown up on. The book is similarly intended to make things easy on busy home cooks, who can simply pop their prepped ingredients in the slow cooker at the beginning of the day, go off to work, and return home to sambhar masala, Punjabi eggplant with potatoes, or chicken vindaloo. Unlike Ebert, Singla would never dream of using an instant soup mix. She also advocates using dried legumes rather than canned and maintaining a stock of fresh-ground spices--or even better, whole spices and a coffee grinder., Electric slow cookers are an American invention, but they are perfectly suited for cooking many Indian dishes, says author Anupy Singla, whose book "The Indian Slow Cooker" is still the top-selling Indian cookbook on Amazon a year after it was released., For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations., Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don't think take-out. Think ahead. That's the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..., Of all the world's cuisines, India's is perhaps best suited to the steady simmer of a slow cooker...If you love Indian food, have a look at Anupy Singla's The Indian Slow Cooker. Folded in with lush food photography are easy, healthful recipes with traditional flavors., A top ten food book of 2011....Anupy Singla's The Indian Slow Cooker has saved me on many busy days, including when my in-laws were coming to dinner. The recipes are straightforward and, just as the subtitle claims, easy, healthy, and authentic. My mother-in-law, who has been making traditional biryani for decades, praised this slow cooker version and my father-in-law asked for seconds of my carrot halwa., Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesn't believe in calling Indian food 'spicy' or 'exotic' anymore., "Of all the world''s cuisines, India''s is perhaps best suited to the steady simmer of a slow cooker...If you love Indian food, have a look at Anupy Singla''s The Indian Slow Cooker . Folded in with lush food photography are easy, healthful recipes with traditional flavors." —Lois White, Better Homes & Gardens "My favorite new slow cooker book is The Indian Slow Cooker by Anupy Singla....Because Indian dishes are rich in spices and robust flavors, they stand up well in slow cookers. Singla actually developed the recipes specifically for the slow cooker so the techniques and ingredients work well in the machine." —Genevieve Ko, Good Housekeeping , October 14, 2011 Singla''s book goes against what many believe is required of Indian cuisine--infusing hot oil with a whole mess of spices as the base for dishes. Instead, she argues, throw everything into the Crock-Pot and let the aromatics do their thing... the book gives old- and new-school cooks alike ample reason to give Indian food a shot." —Janet Rausa-Fuller, Chicago Sun-Times , October 20, 2011 "Ms. Singla says her book is aimed at anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian food and she doesn't believe in calling Indian food #145;spicy' or #145;exotic' anymore." — Wall Street Journal , India Real Time Blog , August 24, 2010 "[The Indian Slow Cooker] is slim in appearance, a mere 136 pages. Yet the author has packed its pages with 50-plus recipes, lots of guidance and enough enthusiasm for slow cookers and Indian food that fans of either or both will be prompted to try one of her recipes..." —Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune , April 6, 2011 "Next time you have a hankering for Indian food, don''t think take-out. Think ahead. That''s the message from Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker who is on a mission to correct misperceptions about Indian food..." —Michele Kayal, Associated Press , October 26, 2010 "In her friendly voice, Anupy Singla welcomes everyone into her kitchen, even busy and beginner cooks. With her comprehensive guide to ingredients and surprisingly simple and healthy recipes that perfume the house on a cold day, The Indian Slow Cooker is a great first book on Indian cooking. We love recommending it to our customers!" -- Lara Hamilton, Owner of Book Larder , Seattle, WA "Anupy has a fantastic blog, Indian As Apple Pie, a beautiful cookbook, "The Indian Slow Cooker", and an innovative spice box product now being offered by Williams-Sonoma." —Nancy Loo, WGNtv.com , September 5, 2011 "Anupy is really on to something here. In 50 well-crafted and imaginative recipes, Anupy shows you how to use the modern slow cooker to get the beautiful, complex flavors of her ancient native cuisine. A book that will surprise you." —Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia and Around My French Table , as well as contributing editor to Parade magazine, December 23, 2010 "For those who love Indian food--or who are interested in starting to explore it--Anupy shows how to prepare the classic dishes in healthful versions that use far less oil and saturated fat than traditional recipes...Anupy introduces the mainstay spices of an Indian kitchen, and how to store, prepare, and combine them in different preparations." — WLS-ABC Channel 7 , March 26, 2011 "The talented and beautiful Anupy Singla, author of The Indian Slow Cooker, understands that many home cooks are intimidated by Indian spices and cooking. So she created spice packets, small bundles of 5 essential Indian spices, that will get anyone cooking Indian. Demystify something for people, and they will love you." —Susan Russo, writer for FoodBlogga blog and contributor to NPR's Kitchen Window "Singla''s recipes, and writing in general, exudes common sense and practicality...Straightforward, healthy recipes for easy preparations of all your favourite Indian dishes combined with mouthwatering photographs make this a cookbook any lover of Indian food will appreciate." —Rebecca Baugniet, EAT Magazine
