Customer Reviews
Bad start - By: twingle, 26 Dec 2008 
Well, the first & most basic recipe in the book (for the curry sauce) contains an error. It basicallly makes onion, garlic & ginger soup. Nice.
The recipes in this book may resemble those you'd find in a curry house in a smalll English town in 1989. If you live anywhere with a broader ethnic mix you'll find it not reproducing your curry house experiences.
best curry book - By: Mr. Matthew J. Joseph, 08 Dec 2008 
this is the best curry book Ive got the ingredients alll can be bought in the supermarket. the curry's are easy to make & taste excellent. this book is better than the most expensive books out. the dansak i cooked was like the one i get from the takeaway i defiantly recommend you buy this book & i paid £2.50 for it bargin
A little gem of a recipe book - By: D. J. Ritchie, 21 Oct 2008 
I wouldn't say this was the perfect recipe book, if you are looking for authentic indian cookery then maybe it's not for you, but if you are fed up of paying a fortune for a takeaway that has too much colouring & not enough meat this is fantastic. The curry base is a great standby as it can be frozen however it's such a popular meal in our house that when I do make it the base is quickly used. The recipe for pilau rice, if followed, is foolproof. I made a dinner party for 14 using this book & it was talked about for months afterwards. If you like indian food in restaurants & takeaways but are feeling the pinch this is a must. As a negative any recipe book that has a weak spine loses marks for me. My copy is covered in cellotape.
I have the secret - By: Jen, 17 Oct 2008 This is a great book. I have had it for the past two years now, & love the amazing results.
I make massive batchs of curry sauce & freeze them off into portions. so i can make praticallly any curry in the book in no time at alll.
I also add things to the currys to personalise them, for instance adding a bit off creamed cocnut to the chicken tikka masala. U cant taste the coconut as such, but is adds another dimension.
The one thing I would say about the book is the chicken Tikka recipe is not quite 'right'. If you add just 1/2 a teaspoon of 'Schwartz' garlic granuales it makes a massive difference, & massively transforms the taste. I hope this tip stops people from being disappointed.
The Curry Secret - Kris Dhillon - By: S. J. Parker, 01 Oct 2008 I bought this wonderful book some time ago as a friend recommended it.
It is a fabulous gem of a book & if you follow the recipes to the letter you will never be disappointed. I found the dishes to be very close to that of Indian restaurants. One tip I would pass on is to buy the garum masala mix from a proper indian food shop as the type sold in Tesco & the like are definitely not the same & ruin the taste of the curry.
I have since told alll of my family & they have alll bought the book & alll think it a revelation.
Can't wait for 'The New Curry Secret' book to come out in Feb 2009!
