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Madhur Jaffrey
Introducing Indian cooking to international home kitchens through books and television.
An Invitation to Indian Cooking · Indian Cookery
- Born
- 13 August 1933
- Birthplace
- Delhi, India
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Madhur Jaffrey
An Indian-born actor and food writer whose recipes explained regional flavours to new audiences. Her parallel screen career included award-winning work with Merchant Ivory.
Early life
Delhi childhood
Grew up in a large family where food and performance were important parts of home life.
Drama training
Studied at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before working as an actor.
Career
- 1950s–1960s
Acting career
Worked on stage and screen in Britain and the United States.
- 1965
Film recognition
Won the Berlin film festival’s acting award for Shakespeare Wallah.
- 1973
First cookbook
Published An Invitation to Indian Cooking.
- 1982
BBC series
Presented Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery.
Books & programmes
An Invitation to Indian Cooking
Introduced Indian recipes and techniques to American readers.
Indian Cookery
A television series and book reached British home cooks.
Climbing the Mango Trees
A memoir combining childhood recollections with food.
Beyond food
Acting
Continued film and television work alongside culinary writing.
Family
Was married to actor Saeed Jaffrey and later violinist Sanford Allen.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Roland Tanglao. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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