Madhur Jaffrey

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.

Books in order of publication:

An Invitation to Indian Cooking (1973) (James Beard Foundation Awards Cookbook Hall of Fame winner)

Madhur Jaffrey’s World of the East Vegetarian Cooking (1981) (James Beard Foundation Awards winner)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking (1973)

Eastern Vegetarian Cooking (1983)

A Taste of India (1988)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Cookbook: Easy East/West Menus for Family and Friends (1989)

Indian Cooking (1989)

A Taste of the Far East (1993) (James Beard Foundation Awards Cookbook of the Year winner)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Spice Kitchen (1993)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Recipes (1994)

Entertaining With Madhur Jaffrey (1994)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Flavors Of India: Classics and New Discoveries (1995)

Cookbook Food for Family and Friends (1995)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Quick & Easy Indian Cooking (1996)

The Madhur Jaffrey Cookbook: Over 650 Indian, Vegetarian and Eastern Recipes (1996)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Illustrated Indian Cookery (1996)

Madhur Jaffrey Cooks Curries (1996)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Complete Vegetarian Cookbook (1998)

Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian (1999) (James Beard Foundation Awards winner)

The Essential Madhur Jaffrey (1999)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Step-by-Step Cooking (2001) (James Beard Foundation Awards winner)

Foolproof Indian Cooking: Step by Step to Everyone’s Favorite Indian Recipes (2002)

Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking (2003)

From Curries to Kebabs: Recipes from the Indian Spice Trail (2003) (James Beard Foundation Awards winner)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Ultimate Curry Bible (2003)

Simple Indian Cookery (2005)

At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka (2010)

Curry Easy (2010)

My Kitchen Table: 100 Essential Curries (2011)

Vegetarian India (2015)

Madhur Jaffrey’s Instantly Indian Cookbook: Modern and Classic Recipes for the Instant Pot® (2019)

Children’s books

Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths, and Legends of India (Pavilion, 1985) illustrated by Michael Foreman

Market Days: From Market to Market Around the World (1995) illustrated by Marti Shohet

Robi Dobi: The Marvelous Adventures of an Indian Elephant (1997) illustrated by Amanda Hall

Memoirs

Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India (2006)