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5 Ingredient Indian by Chetna Makan: 90+ Simple Recipes
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5 Ingredient Indian by Chetna Makan: 90+ Simple Recipes

Simple: 5 Ingredient Indian by Chetna Makan is a cookbook presented as a collection of more than 90 Indian recipes built around five ingredients. It also introduces five spice blends intended for repeated use across dishes, with chapters covering snacks, vegetables, dals, fish, chicken, rice, breads, chutneys, salads and sweets.

At a glance

  • The title presents more than 90 recipes using five ingredients, alongside five reusable spice blends.
  • Recipe examples include chicken tikka, cod curry, palak dal, roti, chutneys and saffron kheer.
  • The Kindle edition lists Screen Reader support, enhanced typesetting, X-Ray, Word Wise and Page Flip.
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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Broad chapter coverage spans snacks, vegetarian dishes, dals, fish, chicken, rice, breads and sweets.
  • Reusable spice blends provide a preparation component intended to support multiple recipes.
  • Customer feedback reports that recipes are easy to follow and make, with quick preparation and appealing flavours.

Technical specifications

12 specifications
Book details
AuthorChetna Makan
PublisherHamlyn
Publication dateMay 21 2026
LanguageEnglish
Print length220 pages
ISBN-13978-0600639770
Kindle edition details
File size43.4 MB
Screen ReaderSupported
Enhanced typesettingEnabled
X-RayEnabled
Word WiseEnabled
Page FlipEnabled

What to know before buying

  • The five-ingredient framing applies to the recipes as described in the listing. The listing also calls for five spice blends made in advance, so buyers seeking recipes with no advance preparation should review the recipe approach. Claims are listing descriptions, not independently verified.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

  • Readers looking for approachable Indian cooking recipes across meals, snacks and desserts.
  • Cooks interested in making spice blends in advance and using them in a range of dishes.
  • Kindle readers who value the listed accessibility and navigation features.

Less suited to

  • Readers looking for a specialist cookbook focused on only one Indian region or dish category, which the supplied description does not establish.

Customer reviews on Amazon

4.4 / 5 · 42 ratings
  • 5 stars64%64%
  • 4 stars22%22%
  • 3 stars6%6%
  • 2 stars5%5%
  • 1 star3%3%

Customer feedback highlights recipes described as easy to follow and make, quick to prepare and flavourful. That reported ease aligns with the book's five-ingredient framing, while the listed advance-made spice blends are relevant for readers planning their preparation. The aggregate ratings lean positive, though the spread also includes lower-star ratings and does not establish why individual readers rated it as they did.

Positive themes

  • Customer feedback describes the recipes as easy to follow and make.
  • Readers report quick preparation and enjoyable flavours.

Frequently asked questions

How many recipes does the book include?

The title describes a collection of over 90 recipes. The description covers dishes such as dals, fish and chicken mains, rice, breads, snacks and sweets.

Does the book use only five ingredients?

It is presented as a five-ingredient recipe collection. The description also says the book includes five spice blends made in advance, so check the individual recipes for how that preparation fits in.

What Kindle features are listed?

The product details list Screen Reader support, enhanced typesetting, X-Ray, Word Wise and Page Flip.

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