The book is plain text, there are no glossy pictures and an average of 3-4 recipes on each page. A bare bones recipe book, it expects the reader to have a good grasp of cooking.
It does have some rare recipes like that for suckling pig Manglorean style that are difficult to find elsewhere. While it claims to have recipes from other parts of the world, remember that this book was written over 25 years ago, so those recipes aren't completely authentic. But the Manglorean recipes are really good.
More than half the book is taken by the home encyclopedia which has home remedies for everything from sore eyes to snake bites and scorpion stings. There is a section on how to guard against burglars, how to clean ivory articles and how to buy a cow by checking her udders. There is even a section on sex education.
While the book at 900+ pages is quite heavy, only 250 pages or so are dedicated to recipes. I do wish they would come out with a version that has just the recipes. It would be so much easier to manage while trying to cook from it.
The book is also published in Kannada as Gruha Sangaathi & I think it has both a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian version.
Rating : 4 / 5
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The book has a Konkani version too called 'Sambardo' which has fewer international/north indian recipes than its English counterpart. I picked up a Hindi version as well from Mangalore Stores in Mumbai where the copies are stocked most of the time or available on request.
Thanks for the information, Shireen. I'm sure it will help my readers from Bombay.
In Mangalore, it is available at School Book Company and Gerosa Stores near Milagres Church
I brought it from Jerosa Publishing company opp Mialgres church,Hampankayya,Mangalore Karnataka 575001.Tel : 0824.2423870 The 11th edition now in print Rs 245+courier charges.
can I get this book in Bangalore?
I'm not sure if it is available in a bookstore in Bangalore, but you can try ordering it from Mangalore - Jerosa Publishing. Contact details are given a comment above yours
Hi am looking for the same book for my dad but in tamil version.
Hey shireen im frm mumbai ...i tried to search fr this book in many manglore strores bt didn't find it anywhere . Can u pls tel me the complete adress of the mangalore store frm where u gt ur copy
Hi. I am the publisher of this book. Thank You for all the good reviews.
This book is available in Jerosa, sapna book house, school book company, navakarnataka for mangaloreans; Bangalore- sapna book house, navakarnataka; Mumbai- David and company, St paul Book center. If you have anymore queries please feel free to contact +919986401025.
I am in need of this book in chennai. Can someone help me out
Hi.Best place Jerosa company
You can always buy this book from the publisher directly
Lobo Publishers
+91 99864 01025
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The name of the person is Mr.Michael Rodrigues
Me using this book from many years and whenever I travel to Udupi I always get this book to UAE and give all my friends . Recipes are great
Where i can buy this book in Udupi,
Please provide store name or number
Hello I really want to purchase this book, I reside in Mumbai but I want to have the full version of the book I can only read English is there any way I could get the copy. Please kindly do revert back. This book is way ahead of its time, my mom has translated pretty much everything to me, i really wish to read and learn by myself
My mom translates the content of this book to me I can only read in English I would love have a copy of the full version more so the remedies than the recipes, I think this book is way ahead of its time and am astonished by each page . Kindly Revert Back. THANK YOU
Ishira please read all the comments. The places to buy it in Mumbai and the Publishers contact details have been provided
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