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Fresh Flavours of India and New Tastes of India by Das Sreedharan. There are various other books by and involving him, too, but you can safely give those a miss, as they're not as good. These are South Indian curries. You can taste many of the book's recipes at RASA restaurants (go to RASA N16 for the only vegetarian place in the chain) if you want to try them out before buying, and the Sagar chain does very similar food.
I know I bang on about RASA all the time, but it was a total revelation to me when I found it and still is. The recipes are surprisingly simple (although you have to get used to some unusual ingredients at first, like drumsticks) and very different from North Indian curries, which I personally think aren't anywhere near as good.
Oliver Schick-
very different from North Indian curries, which I personally think aren't anywhere near as good.
+1 to this. Tamarind, curry leaves and coconut plays a big part in making the South Indian curries tasty. Drumsticks are staple for sambar curry; Iv'e seen many shops in Tooting sell them cheap.
Also I hven't had anything better than Rasa yet in London and I am from south India.
amey
Any good people/books to look at for veg curry options? Been making it up with limited success but I want to give my guts a rest and eat some pulses