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Part of the Blue Elephant Group, the acclaimed La
Porte des Indes restaurants in London and Brussels offer a unique
style of Indian cookery inspired by the French cuisine of Pondichéry
and other former French trading posts in Southern India. Dishes such
as Demoiselles de Pondichéry (scallops in a saffron sauce), Magret
de Canard Pulivar (roasted duck breasts in a banana leaf parcel) and
Riz au Lait de Rose (crushed basmati rice and clotted cream milk
pudding) blend French and Indian ingredients and flavours. The
historical theme is continued in the design of the restaurants,
where elegant palms, moghul waterfalls and antique carvings and
paintings evoke the atmosphere of French-colonial India.
La Porte des Indes Cookbook presents the very best recipes from the
restaurants, including many of these original ‘fusion’ dishes as
well as other regional specialities from across the subcontinent.
Introductory chapters cover the ingredients and equipment used in
Indian cooking, as well as Indian teas and suitable wines to drink.
These are followed by over 80 recipes for hors d’oeuvres, soups,
fish and seafood, meat and poultry, seafood, vegetables, rice and
bread, chutneys and sauce, and desserts.
Recipes are clearly written and give helpful advice on obtaining
unusual ingredients. The stunning photography by award-winning
Belgian photographer Tony Le Duc captures the beauty of the finished
dishes and the ambience of the restaurant.
About the Authors:
MEHERNOSH MODY and SHERIN ALEXANDER MODY are a unique
couple as not only do they share a passion for food but they are
also a happily married couple that work alongside each other every
day. Mehernosh is the head chef at the London base of La Porte des
Indes restaurant whilst, Sherin, a trained chef herself is the
restaurant manager.
Serialisation/extracts are currently available.
To request further material, review copies or an interview with the
authors,
please contact Laura Brudenell at Pavilion Books – tel: 0207 314
1671,
e-mail: lbrudenell@chrysalisbooks.co.uk
For
further information on the restaurant, please contact Chris Horton
at Restaurant Services on 020
8888 8080.
La Porte des Indes, 32 Bryanston Street, London W1H 7EG
Pavilion is an imprint of Chrysalis Books Group plc
The Chrysalis Building, Bramley Road, London W10
6SP
Tel: 020 7314 1400 Fax: 020 7314 1594
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