Regarded by many as the world authority on Indian food, Madhur Jaffrey is an award-winning actress and bestselling cookbook author. Her first book, “An Invitation to Indian Cookery,” was published in 1973 and her series for BBC television, “Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery,” made her a household name.She has appeared in over 20 films, including Merchant Ivory’s “Heat and Dust,” and written more than 20 books, including ‎”Madhur Jaffrey’s Ultimate Curry Bible” and “Curry Easy.” Her newest book is “Vegetarian India.”var array = eval('[{"alt":"","caption":"","description":"","href":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/podcast\/madhur-jaffrey\/jaffrey-author-photo\/","src":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Jaffrey-Author-Photo-.jpg","title":"Jaffrey Author Photo","0":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Jaffrey-Author-Photo--900x1427.jpg","1":640,"2":1015,"3":true},{"alt":"","caption":"","description":"","href":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/podcast\/madhur-jaffrey\/vegetarian-india\/","src":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/VEGETARIAN-INDIA.jpg","title":"VEGETARIAN INDIA","0":"http:\/\/heritageradionetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/VEGETARIAN-INDIA-900x1165.jpg","1":640,"2":828,"3":true}]');galleryArrays.push(array);document.write("");> #### “I’m well traveled, so, in a sense I have a very good sense of all food the world over.” [“I roasted an ingredient and I realized all I had to do was put some Indian chutney on it, put it in the oven, and it’s done! Chutney is like money in the bank.” [–Madhur Jaffrey on Radio Cherry Bombe