ANGLO-INDIAN RECIPES
  "FROM THE RAJ TO THE TAJ"
by DOREEN JONAS

 

 

In April 2003 I fulfilled my ambition of publishing a  book of Anglo-Indian  Recipes. In compiling it my task could be summed up as  " What shall I omit?" I started with my Dad's favourites, well knowing, first hand, that they simply were the best. Then I was guided by my own family: what did they ask for and enjoy? I also wanted to include the regional classics,  knowing for sure that every 'pukka' Anglo would look for his or her regional favourites. But there is so much more to Anglo-Indian cuisine than just exotic curries- and I have included them here:  festive cakes and sweets, chutneys, drinks to cool the palate and savoury munchies to quell the rumbles.

Happy Cooking!!!   

 

 

For a sample recipe from the book please click here.

 

The second print of my book, with a redesigned cover, is now available.   

The price of the book is $A 20+ Postage

 

 

Postal charges for a single book are as follows: Prices as of June 2007

Postage within Australia----------------------------------------    $A    2.45

Postage to the UK, Canada, Germany (Europe) -----------$A  11.60

Postage to India and New Zealand----------------------------  $A   7.70

 

At present ' From the Raj to the Taj ' can be obtained only online from me at:     gypsyrose_oz@yahoo.com.au

 

 For Overseas Customers:

I have arranged for online payment through PAYMATE, which is a simple, safe and inexpensive way for you to transfer money with your Credit Card into my Australian account..

I will send PAYMATE contact details when you place your order. 

 

For Oz Customers:  Payment may be made either by cheque or bank deposit.

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READERS COMMENTS

 My brother -in-law gave me your recipe book " FROM THE RAJ TO THE TAJ" as a present. I just had to say a very BIG "Thank you" for such a superb book. I have made many of the dishes, and I was transported back to my childhood in India. We never forget the taste, do we ?  I have made the Brinjal Pickle from the recipe on Page 86 many, many times. In fact I have just finished one lot for my English son-in-law. He just loves it !!!  I have given bottles of the stuff to my Welsh friends and they absolutely adore it. In fact one lad told me he never eats pickles or chutneys, but the smell from this particular one had his juices flowing and he just had to try some. He rang me up and asked me to send some back by his mother-in-law, which I did.  I have also made the 2nd: recipe for Tomato Chutney on Page 73. Again, super !!!  My Welsh friend has hers with Pasta, and loves it. All my children have English spouses and I have given them bottles of both the Brinjal and Tomato Pickles.

 I hope you don't mind me writing to you, but I just had to tell you what a super recipe book you produced. I bet your Dad must be beaming down with pride on you. What a marvellous memorial to him.

My very best wishes to you and your family. God bless. Kindest regards,

 Mrs: Marion Higginson.   (UK)

Hello Doreen,
 Just finished cooking Liver-Fry (Your Way) for the first time.  It turned out well, much better than expectations in fact.  With Pepper- Water and rice, it will be great, taking me back to my Bangalore days!  My wife Edna too liked it very much.  
 The recipes on the internet are good but yours are infinitely better!  Your husband must be one helluva lucky guy.   Best wishes,  -  Noel Wise (Canada)

 

From the Raj to the Taj takes me back to the wonderful tastes and aromas I experienced as a child.  The recipes are easy to follow and the ones I've tried have been awesome.  Good going Doreen.

Shelley Fischer (USA)

 

Congratulations Doreen on your book, FROM THE RAJ TO THE TAJ.   I think it is a brilliant Presentation of genuine Anglo-Indian cuisine, with 122 decorated pages and 250 Recipes - obviously a labour of love.  All my personal favourites are here, from the Bone Pepperwater and Fish Molee - via Kati, Biriyani and sips of Lassi -to juicy Rassagoolas, a delicious trip down Memory Lane.  I think the artistic appearance of your hand crafted book and its authenticity, will make it a Collectors item.  SHABASH.
Jason Savage                                                                             

             

Your cookbook arrived today - there are some favourite forgotten tastes to explore ... Pish Pash we had at Dow Hill!  Guava Cheese I haven't tasted since 1952!  Fish Moolee a taste I dream about etc,,,etc!!!!  You have done a great job on the book, congratulations.

Regards, Gill in Melbourne (the 4 Seasons Capital)

 

I have enjoyed my bedtime browsing of your cookbook.  What a mammoth task 250 recipes and yet you say you have more.  I do understand because in the end I had to cut a lot from my Moghul cookbook manuscript.  You have done a great job, and especially in setting down the record in one work of all those long remembered recipes.  Some took me right back to boarding school days in Bishop Cottons such as the Brinjal Bake, and I have not heard the word Junglee Pilau for years and years.  Those Country Captain Recipes are a legend - everyone seems to have a different version - mine is different again, but I am looking forward to trying some of yours.  We always used to take Country Captain as picnic fare when driving from Kolar to Bangalore - it was often also called Country Capon (I expect because of the type of fowl that was used) did you come across this.
(Joyce Westrip, Western Australia)

 

Your cookbook arrived to-day - Tuesday, May 27, 2003.  Thank you very much.  It is a lovely cookbook.  Beautifully put together.  I am very impressed.  I have just had time to skim it, but right away I looked up the recipe for upuma! I will cook it sometime in the next couple of days.  As I was on the phone to my aunty JH, in Mount Gambier asking her to send you a cheque for $28.  I let my friend Hy read your book - he had just arrived to pick me up for dinner.  When I returned to the room, he immediately said, "Moira, where did you get this magnificent book?!" He would like a copy. 

10 June 2003 - Your second book arrived today and I have given it to Hy.  He was very pleased to get it.  Hy is going to try out your pakora recipe for a big party he is giving on June 21st.  I have cooked the upma and chicken curry using recipes from your book.  Both came out very well.  Wishing you success in your cookbook.

With best wishes, Moira.
(Moira Breen, Libertyville, USA)

 

I took the book to my school and already I have got six orders for Doreen. My Australian friends at the school were full of praise for the book all done by hands of Doreen. The school has bought one for the cooking lessons of the students. I recommend the book to everyone; it is well laid with over 200 recipes, all that we grew up with in dear old India, our country of birth.
 Esther Lyons (Sydney, Australia)

 

 

Your elegant and fascinating Recipe book has arrived. My wife loves it, although she will not be using it to cook as she no longer cooks, but she thinks it would be divine if she was still into cooking. She enjoyed your touches of humour ('Have a glass of champagne ready ... etc'). I loved the 'decor', if that's the right word. The whole presentation is classy and shows you up as a very artistic person, and the pertinent illustrations and quotations add to the charm, while the bookmark, with Edward Fitzgerald's poem on The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam adds the finishing touch.
Stan Blackford (W. Australia)