Madhur Jaffrey: How a former actor turned into an internationally-acclaimed chef

popular Indian celebrity chef, Mhur Jaffrey is one of few female chefs in country who has garnered international acclaim, as she has successfully popularised Indian cuisine in west. With dozens of cookbooks being published, Mhur Jaffrey is only Indian celebrity chef to have her own television shows in USA and England. Here is everything you need to kw about Mhur Jaffrey.

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Mhur Jaffrey’s journey

Born in 1933, Mhur Jaffrey’s culinary journey began at of 19, when she left her home in Delhi to pursue her career in acting from England’s prestigious Royal Acemy of Dramatic Art. In an exclusive interview with a leing daily, Mhur Jaffrey revealed that while studying in college, she always dreamt of popularising Indian food in country. Mhur ded that she was unaware of cooking techniques initially, but her mor sent her Indian recipes that were simple eugh for her daughter to master. Speaking more about her experiments with Indian cuisine, Jaffrey ded she tried to redefine stereos related to Indian cuisine in England by writing food columns for several publishers. In 1966, a popular international magazine ran a story on Mhur Jaffrey, called Indian Actress is a Star in Kitchen Too. piece discussed Jaffrey's work as both a cook and a food writer. Mhur Jaffrey, who was a former actor, began her career in television industry as a host in a cooking show for a popular British channel  80s: Mhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery.

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A list of Mhur Jaffrey’s cookbooks

• Mhur Jaffrey’s World-of--East Vegetarian Cooking. New York: Kpf
• Mhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery. London: BBC Publications
• A taste of India. London: Pavilion
• Seasons of splendour: tales, myths & legends of India. London: Pavilion
• Mhur Jaffrey’s cookbook. Pavilion
• Mhur Jaffrey’s a Taste of Far East. New York: Carol Sourn
• Entertaining with Mhur Jaffrey. London: Pavilion
• Mhur Jaffrey’s market days: from market to market around world.London: Victor Gollancz
• Mhur Jaffrey’s spice kitchen: fifty recipes introducing Indian spices and aromatic seeds. London: Pavilion
• essential Mhur Jaffrey. London: Ebury
• Mhur Jaffrey cooks curries. London: BBC Books
• Robi Dobi: marvellous ventures of an Indian elephant. London: Pavilion
• Mhur Jaffrey’s world vegetarian: an unrivalled sourcebook of over 600 recipes and ingredients from all over globe. London: Ebury
• 2000. Mhur Jaffrey’s step-by-step cookery: over 150 dishes from India and Far East including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. London: Ebury
• 2003. Mhur Jaffrey’s ultimate curry bible.London: Ebury
• 2005. Climbing mango trees: a memoir of a childhood in India. London: Ebury

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