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Menus and Memories from Punjab: Meals to Nourish Body and Soul Paperback – September 17, 2019

by Veronica Sidhu (Author)
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This new 10th anniversary edition of Menus & Memories from Punjab brings readers even more classic favorites from the Punjabi kitchen with 10 new menu chapters and dozens of new recipes! More than an exceptional guide to India’s most popular cuisine, this is also the intimate saga of a Punjabi family told through the food that has sustained and comforted them through the years.

Princes, poets, farmers and Punjabi immigrants across generations live on in these recipes and vignettes. At the heart of this cookbook-memoir is the story of two women, a Punjabi villager and her American daughter-in-law, and the lives they built together. Each chapter features a family story, historical figure, or seasonal festival along with recipes that typify the exuberant culture of Punjab. Tantalizing appetizers, entrees, sides and desserts are clearly marked vegan, vegetarian or non-vegetarian. Ayurvedic principles and the health benefits of spices are the cornerstones of these recipes.

The thirty-two menus feature a wide-ranging array of foods—from rustic roadside dhaba offerings to elegant entrees that have graced the tables of Maharajahs.

Sample recipes:

  • Butter Chicken (Murgh Mukhanee)
  • Whole-wheat flatbreads (Phulka)
  • Ground Lamb Kebabs (Seekh Kebabs)
  • Mixed Greens with Lentils (Saron da Saag)
  • Tandoori Chicken
  • Cornmeal Flatbreads (Mukkee dee rotee)
  • Creamy Black Lentils (Mahan dee daal)
  • Fried Fish Fritters (Muchee Pakora)
  • Carrot Almond Halva (Gajjerella)

With a full glossary of Punjabi food terms, a detailed guide to spices and their health benefits, as well as tips and timetables for every menu, author Veronica Sidhu gives both novice and experienced chefs all the tools they need to make authentic, flavorful Punjabi meals. Whether you want to re-create a favorite restaurant dish or a recipe from your Punjabi grandmother's kitchen, this cookbook will be your trusted guide.

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"A welcome and highly recommended addition to international cookbook shelves."—The Midwest Book Review



"Sidhu has dipped into—and helped preserve—a rich culinary tradition that extends back hundreds of years."—Andrew F. Smith, editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

About the Author

Veronica “Rani” Sidhu spent thirty years at the side of her Punjabi mother-in-law in kitchens and communities in India and the U.S. After a busy career as a high school guidance director and pioneer in the Punjabi Sikh community of New Jersey, Sidhu began teaching Punjabi cooking to raise money for scholarships in her grandson’s memory. She is presently involved in the creation of the first global Sikh University and continues to take pleasure in cooking Punjabi food for family and friends. She resides in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hippocrene Books; Anniversary edition (September 17, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0781813921
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0781813921
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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With a lifetime of interest in and service to the Punjabi community, Rani has become an influential interpreter of Punjabi foodways and culture. In addition to her acclaimed books, Rani has been tapped to contribute to prestigious books and publications at home and abroad. Among her many articles are those in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,Oxford University Press (2012); REPAST, the Quarterly Magazine of the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor: HEAL, India; KAURS, and the e-magazine Sikhchic.com for which she developed a series of lessons for children called Living Sikhi as well as articles on Punjabi foods.

Rani’s skills as a speaker on topics ranging from The Health Benefits of Punjabi Spices to The Partition of India have fascinated such diverse groups as Slow Food, the Herb Society of South Jersey, the MIT Club of Northern Jersey, the American Association of University Women and many more. A clip of her speaking engagement at the prestigious Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan can be found on her website Ranisrecipes.com

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Judith Newman Podlesny
5.0 out of 5 stars DEFINITION OF SUBLIME: CHOCOLATE BURFEE
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2009
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Definition of SUBLIME! : VERONICA'S CHOCOLATE BURFEE

Right before a cooking class in Rani's kitchen, I reached across the table and picked up a square of what looked like chocolate fudge....As I put it into my mouth, the chocolate touched my tongue and melted into almonds and cherries and this wonderful mass of sweetness. Ah, heaven!

It was my introduction to the Indian sweet Burfee! But how did Veronica come up with this amazing candy? I reached out to take another piece and discovered that half the plate was gone......did I do that? And she made it in only 12 minutes? Impossible! Now how do I take the rest of the plate with me? Veronica seeing the look on my face promised she would make some more for me to take another time.

Well, true to her word, one day after a lunch filled with more amazing recipes she had prepared for my welcome, she produced a box of chocolate burfee and told me it would last up to 6 months in my freezer! Hah! Little did she know! It was so delicious that first one piece then another slipped out of the box into my hands and mouth! In less than a week I had promptly eaten everyone in every way possible!

I have made fudge in my lifetime but never did it taste "sublime" before. Yes, that recipe is in Rani's cookbook. (My copy is here at last! ) Her mango rice pudding!? I usually hate rice pudding, but after 3 bowlfuls, I promptly and unabashedly asked to take all the leftovers home! Do you get the idea these recipes are amazing!?

Yes, this is a cookbook unlike any other....and here I am a simple American girl in love with Rani's Indian cooking. Now all my friends will love these recipes as well. They are simply extraordinary!
I urge you to buy this cookbook and I guarantee you will be licking your fingers as you read!
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Izzah
5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable Work!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022
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As a food blogger who is full-blooded Punjabi and also married into a Punjabi family, I highly recommend this book! Veronica "Rani" brings fully immerses herself into the recipes and culture, and that produces something remarkable- a book that reveals information that someone who grew up in the culture might not notice. Though I learn from the book rather than cook from it, the recipes are highly informative in themselves. Thank you for doing this work, Rani!
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Neva Sachar
5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos for Rani's Punjabi Cookbook
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2009
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Just received my copy of "Menus" and couldn't put it down. Read right through Rani's entire memoir as told in conjunction with tempting new-to-me recipes. But this is more than a cookbook. It is the gripping lifestory of a beautiful, innocent American/Irish/Hungarian girl who goes off with her baby son to live with the family of her Sikh husband in rural Punjab, India in the mid-1960s. Learning to cope with the clash of cultures and deeply immersed in the forefront of the Easternization of the Western world movement (still so revalent today), Rani shares her wisdom garnered through a lifetime of travails. In dealing with devastating loss, she shows how to stay in the present, the here and now, that comes from nourishing meals for the heart and tummy. As she says, "A healthy body is integrl to a balanced spiritual life," and vice versa.
Now, I'm off with my shopping list of new ingredients needed to satisfy my much anticiipated new taste delights, like Kewrda flavor, fenugreek leaves, rose syrup and the wonderful cardamom spices and lots of other goodies.
signed -- [...]
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bsk
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding authentic recipes with beautiful stories
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2020
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Outstanding authentic recipes with beautiful stories-This book has been so beautifully written and the recipes are so authentic can cover the whole gamut of homestyle Punjabi cooking-The author is done an amazing job and doesn’t need the glass and glitter off multiple photographs to back up her work -As someone who has grown up eating Punjabi food I have to say that this book has all and more of the recipes that we are familiar with-She makes it very simple to follow and the recipes that I have tried so far come out beautifully. I truly commend her on this masterpiece and recommend anyone interested in true Punjabi cuisine to get this book
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J. Baird
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and Wonderful Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2009
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I bought my copy several months ago, and I have been thoroughly enjoying this book. As others have mentioned, it is more than just another cookbook, it captures the spirit of Indian cooking with plenty of recipes set against the backdrop of Veronica's life experiences. One thing that I look for in any good cookbook is detailed recipes that can be reproduced in a home kitchen. The recipes here are clearly described, and can be prepared by someone with little prior experience in learning Indian cooking. I prepared "Cheese Squares in Creamy Gravy, Khoa Paneer" on page 91 for a party at work, and my coworkers simply raved about this recipe.

This book makes a great gift, and I recently ordered a copy of this book for my friend who is battling obesity. Although many of the recipes are very flavorful and rich, there are plenty of recipes here for someone who wants to make tasty, healthy food.

I looked for a book like this for a long time- I'm delighted I found it, and it carries my highest recommendation.
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maria eng
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Love, Love This Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
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This is the only modern Punjabi cookbook I own and the only one anybody really needs for hearty, honest, "down-home" Punjabi food. A perfect beginner's book as well as a book full of heartfelt family reminiscences and culturally significant detail, anybody can cook from this book and end up with a dish that tastes as if they had a Punjabi "Auntie" hiding in their pantry who did it for them.
Incidentally, I am also perennially fascinated by the ways foods become instruments of cultural cohesion or cultural exclusion. My love for Punjabi food began many years ago when, as a young girl, my friends and I were able to draw simple lines of connection between Punjab and its foodways and some Syrian and Lebanese foods I'd eaten growing up. As a result, so many years later, one particular story having to do with Chicken Paprikash really struck a chord in me! Thanks, Mrs. Sidhu for a really great read!
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Damopoulos Ioannis
3.0 out of 5 stars not for profetionals.
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2013
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it's a good book for home cooking. it has receipes that it's okay for home or a smal restaurant not for massive produce.
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Priya
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2018
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Excellent - recipes are very authentic and I like the narrative.
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Eternal Senshi
3.0 out of 5 stars No color pictures, more like a diary / memoir
Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2023
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There is a very large variety of recipes in this book. It's presented in a memoir / diary format which may appeal to some. However, I just want Punjabi style recipes in an easy to read format + color pictures. You will not find that in this book.

If you want an adventure in feelings and life and cooking, I would recommend this. This is not like a traditional cookbook. It is nice for someone who can appreciate this but that is not me, unfortunately.
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