Cooking with Kurma: Recipes From Around the World

by Kurma Dasa

Chef Kurma Dasa showcases his special brand of exotic and eclectic gourmet vegetarian cuisine through this wildly popular "Best Of" book from the cooking king down under. Pulling from the great cuisines of the world, Kurma Dasa's latest collection of recipes is presented in straightforward language, making for distinctly trouble-free cooking. Heavily illustrated with color photography, this delightful work compiles colorful, healthy, easy-to-prepare food that is perfect for everyday cooking-whether you're a vegetarian or not! The book includes; a description of the benefits of a vegetarian life, an illustrated glossary and references, an index and a "how-to-prepare" chapter.

Genres: Cooking

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Born in England in 1952 Kurma dasa moved to Australia with his parents in 1964. In the early 1970s he became a member of the Hare Krishna movement and travelled India many times learning regional cuisines by assisting cooks in temples, restaurants and private homes. By 1980 Kurma dasa was head chef at Gopal’s Vegetarian Restaurant in Swanston Street , Melbourne , specialising in Vedic (traditional Indian) cooking. Producing 1,800 meals a week made Gopal’s one of Australia ’s best known vegetarian eating places. Since the mid 1980s Kurma dasa has been teaching widely. His 1987 television series Cooking with Kurma enjoyed great popularity, spawning the much re-issued Great Vegetarian Dishes. Kurma dasa has since hosted two television series screened in 46 countries . He currently lives in Melbourne with his family, writes and presents gourmet vegetarian master classes.