If you want  traditional indian dishes made easy and fast then you need to know Urvashi Pitre.

Urvashi Pitre, is a dallas based food blogger. She was born in India in a city called Pune. She has been living in the US for the past 30 years and is a successful owner of a global consulting firm. Her story is truly inspiring for people who want to take up their long lost passion and bring it to life again. Urvashi left India with just $20 and 2 suitcases and now she is the proud owner of the global consulting firm called Tasseologic Inc.

She has always been an avid traveller and all the travelling has made her respect the home cooked meals even more. Ask her about her passion and she is quick to reply that she wants to spread how Instant Pot has changed the way she cooked for her family and for herself.

She is an ardent fan of the chef, raghavan Iyer and swears by his cookbook, 660 curries. She has her own blog from which she shares her experiences with cooking and she also loves hearing back from her readers. She believes that creativity and partnerships are two mantras that will truly make one realize their dream. She also believes that one should take risks and face their fears. Only then can one succeed.

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Urvashi Pitre is famously known as the butter chicken lady and any of her upcoming works in highly anticipated. “Butter Chicken” gives an idea about the latest offering by Pitre. This book is one step ahead in terms of the complexity of the procedure and the ingredients. This book aims to streamline the process of Indian cooking, retaining the authentic process at the same time.

The book begins with the introduction to pressure cooking, and also talks about the basic spices and ingredients needed to cook the dishes mentioned in the book.

The recommended spices in the book include peppercorns, cumin, cayenne pepper, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom pods, coriander and turmeric. The other major spices would be mint and fresh cilantro. Most of the dried spices mentioned are commonly found in any one’s kitchen which definitely makes Indian cooking look less intimidating. The author also recommends the usage of lentils, known as dal in Hindi and beans. Basic ingredients like tomatoes, rice, coconut milk, saffron, etc. are also recommended.

[sample chicken tikka recipe from book]

As you read the book, you will come across occasional tips and tricks such as making your own protein substitute, how to remove any unwanted odour, so on and so forth which is definitely add to your reading experience.

Some critics mentioned the lack of pictures as a disappointing factor. But despite that, this book is recommended for the relative ease it preaches by streamlining the entire process while making it less intimidating.

This cookbook by urvashi pitre ships to Australia.

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This item ships to Australia.