Madhur Jaffrey's Cookbook: Easy East/West Menus for Family and Friends

by Madhur Jaffrey, Lauren Jarrett (Illustrator)

Delicious recipes selected to suit the needs of busy people, meals for brunches, picnics, simple lunches, and after-theater suppers, include Mexican, Korean, Japanese, American, and Indian cuisine

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks, Food and Drink, Food, India

285 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Madhur Jaffrey CBE is an Indian-born actress, food and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook, An Invitation to Indian Cooking, which was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook Hall of Fame in 2006.

Reviews

[Madeleine Hayenhjelm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best cookbook I ever had and sets a remarkably high standard for any other. It contains no photos or much imagery at all. Instead it is full of wonderful recipes, personal anecdotes, helpful comments. What sets it apart is really its index: it has taken the concept of a cookbook index to another level. Every odd herb or spice or veg you happen to come across, you could look up in the index and see all recipes that has includes it.

[A.]

Lots of good stuff in here, but I am looking for cookbooks that are less meat-heavy

[Happyreader · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this book for over 15 years. With Madhur Jaffrey's popularity as an author, I don't know why it is out-of-print. Menu format is great. Ginger-garlic chicken is amazing and so easy to make if you have garlic and ginger pastes. The red shrimp and the yellow rice with carrots and golden raisins also yummy.

[Redsteve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite my normal aversion to cookbooks with the word "fusion" in them (unless you're baking with an unshielded nuclear reactor), I was willing to give this one a try - mostly based on my love of Jaffrey's Indian cookbook. I feel well rewarded: lots of good recipes and an interesting organizational system where all the dishes are arranged in (sometimes unusual) triads of complementary dishes.

[Foxthyme · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd give this great book 10 stars if I could. My most oft used cookbook. Easy and delicious Indian meals.