This book, or at least the original, is at least partly responsible for the overwhelming popularity of Indian food in the UK and the ability to find any Indian ingredient you care to mention in any supermarket. It's well written, easy to follow, and her recipes all work.
She was one of the first TV chefs in the UK, and has written a million other books on Asian cooking of all kinds, all of which are just as good, and go into a lot of fascinating historical and cultural background as to just why you're making just what you're making.
A lot of the episodes of her TV series (from 1978!) are on Youtube.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Madhur-Jaffreys-Indian-Cookery-Jaffr...
This book, or at least the original, is at least partly responsible for the overwhelming popularity of Indian food in the UK and the ability to find any Indian ingredient you care to mention in any supermarket. It's well written, easy to follow, and her recipes all work.
She was one of the first TV chefs in the UK, and has written a million other books on Asian cooking of all kinds, all of which are just as good, and go into a lot of fascinating historical and cultural background as to just why you're making just what you're making.
A lot of the episodes of her TV series (from 1978!) are on Youtube.