Product Description
A cookbook that will feed your stomach and nourish your soul, Go Ahead --Make My Curry offers the best Indo-American cuisine this side of the ocean. Featuring the recipes of Sami Lalji's eponymous restaurant, such as Pappadum Crusted Salmon, Chilled Minted Mango and Fresh Ginger Soup, and Madagascar Butter Chicken, each dish is accompanied by beverage suggestions and personal reflections from one of Vancouver's most inspiring chefs. Colour photographs highlight these delicious recipes in their mouth-watering glory. Best of all, each dish in this collection is designed to feed thousands of people -- the sale of this cookbook will benefit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, an organization committed to helping people by providing one of the basic needs for survival: food.
About the Author
Sami Lalji has been passionate about feeding people all his life. As a child in Uganda, he would watch as his grandmother cooked for dignitaries, eventually becoming an integral part of the action in her kitchen. With such early training, it's no wonder he turned to the food industry when he immigrated to Canada in 1972.
In April 1993 Sami opened his own restaurant, Star Anise, which was named Restaurant of the Year by Vancouver Magazine for three years. In 1996, Gourmet Magazine rated Star Anise the number one restaurant in Canada. Encouraged by such positive response, Sami opened another Star Anise in San Antonio, Texas, which quickly became as popular as the Vancouver location.
In the summer of 1996, Sami travelled to India to learn about his ancestors and their traditions. Inspired by India's curries and spices, he returned to Vancouver and launched the first Sami's restaurant. Sami's was an instant success, serving over 2000 meals in its first month. There are now three Sami's restaurants in Vancouver.