I've used this book for several years--at least once a week. It's a good introduction to Indian cooking and, with the use of the pressure cooker, it's easy to make a tasty recipe when you don't get home until 6 pm. Once you're used to these recipes, you can adapt those in some of her other books (and recipes by other people) for the pressure cooker. My one warning -- in my experience you need a LOT less liquid in the pressure cooker for some of the recipes. Experiment to see what works for you.

I'm a huge fan of Madhur Jaffrey's show and her restaurants. Her style is to add an American flair to Indian cooking. While her recipes are fun and easy, they aren't pure authentic indian meals. They are, however, still interesting and tasty....just don't go to India expecting to see these items on a menu!

Great cookbook for the beginning Indian cook. Everything I've made has come out tasty according to my Indian son-in-law. Good explanations for ingredients and preparation steps. Also a nice variety of dishes.

I was very disappointed with this book. The food made for the recipes listed are terrible (and I tried at least six) and taste nothing like what you would expect either from a good Indian restaurant, or a home cooked meal in an Indian household. Many of the ingredients are difficult to obtain - and who cooks with a pressure cooker these days anyway? Don't waste your money!

I'm Indian and my mom never taught me how to cook... This cookbook really is quick and easy to follow (unlike the ones that call for 100 grams of something) and everything has turned out well. By the way, you don't _need_ a pressure cooker -- it just speeds things up sometimes (I don't have one).