Reddit reviews Indian Home Cooking: A Fresh Introduction to Indian Food, with More Than 150 Recipes: A Cookbook
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I like recipes, so may I recommend a great book: http://www.amazon.com/Indian-Home-Cooking-Introduction-Recipes/dp/0609611011/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290208811&sr=8-1
Most recipes use whole spices. I've had the book for several years and have made lots of the dishes in it -- all absolutely yummy. Latest was southern-spiced lahori chicken curry (although I used cornish hens instead)
This is vegetarian and does the no-onion and no-garlic thing, but it's quite big and covers a lot of material - a good starting point. It really teaches a lot about the what and the whys of Indian food. It was written by the (American) personal cook of the Hare Krishna founder, she followed him around all over India when he travelled there, learning recipes from his hosts.
Some easy to get into books
This is a classic Indian cookery books that grannies used to have
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Something from Punjab
This is not a beginners book, but very interesting
These Kerala restaurants do lovely modern cookbooks
More from South India
SOURCE: have been collecting books and shared cooking tips with Indian friends for a while