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No-Oil Vegetarian Recipes, like the name suggests, is a book by the renowned Chef that encourages readers to cook delicious vegetarian dishes without the use of oil. It shows how healthy food can be made without the excess use of oil.
Summary Of The Book
No- Oil Vegetarian Recipes, is a collection of recipes that has been put together by the famous Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. It showcases how all Indian dishes can be prepared without the use of oil. In today’s world, when people want a healthy lifestyle but are living a fast-paced life, this book is ideal to make use of. After in-depth research, the author has brought together an array of dishes for the main-course, starter and even desserts. Kapoor states that this zero-oil cooking method is to cook without visible fat. This means that the ingredient used, like vegetables, cottage cheese, pulses etc, do have some amount of fat in them. However, this invisible fat is required by the body and it is important to consume them in order to stay healthy. Some recipes are Vegetable Shammi Kebab, Matter Paneer, Tabbouleh Stuffed Tomatoes, Moroccan Mint Tea, Caldo Verde, Saunfla Tikka, Chhanar Payesh, Thai Green Curry, Dal aur Gajar Shorba and Capsicum soup with Lemon.
The book also contains coloured photographs of the dishes. The Chef says that through this book he hopes to restore wellness in the kitchen and lives of his readers. As per his advice, these dishes shouldn’t be made in every meal of the day. Instead some dishes should be prepared in some meals to help maintain optimum health.
About Sanjeev Kapoor
Sanjeev Kapoor is an Indian chef, author, entrepreneur, TV show host, restaurant consultant and co-owner of the television channel FoodFood.
Some books by the author are Fun Foods for Fussy Kids, Drinks and Mocktails, Simple Home Baking, Cooking With Love: Vegetarian Recipes From My Mother's Kitchen, Street Foods, and Wedding Collections.
He has more than 140 book titles to his name and writes in various languages like Hindi, Gujarati, English and Marathi. His website (www.sanjeevkapoor.com) is a reservoir of information on cooking. This site has an average of two million hits daily. The author also runs a popular Youtube channel.
Kapoor started hosting a TV show named Khana Khazana, which is televised in 120 countries and has a viewership of more than 500 million. It is also the longest running food show in Asia and has won many awards like Best Cookery Show by the Indian Television Academy. He is from Haryana and studied at the Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa. Kapoor started working the the kitchen of the India Tourism Development Corporation. He later became Centaur Hotel’s Executive Chef in Mumbai. Chef Kapoor is the recipient of the National Award for ‘Best Chef of the Year 2008’ by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
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