Indian

* An Invitation to Indian Cooking, Madhur Jaffrey, Knopf, 1973.

* Classic Indian Cooking, Julie Sahni, Morrow, 1980.

* Cooking of the Maharajas, Shivaji Rao and Shalini Devi Holkar, Viking Press, 1973.

An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madjur Jaffrey has long been considered the finest Indian cookbook in English for the simple reason that it was first to outline Indian recipes that were comprehensive, easy to follow, and as authentic as possible given the markets and ingredients available to Americans.