Return of the real Spice Girl

THE food world, and particularly those of us who love spices, are all a twitter on hearing the news that Indian cook and actress Madhur Jaffrey has just written another cook book.

This one is especially for those who feel that Indian food takes a long time and a ton of ingredients to make. It is entitled Curry Easy and is published by Ebury Press.

Madhur taught classes at Ballymaloe Cookery School several times during the 1980s and 1990s and we all loved her food. She has built up a devoted following all over the world. Her carefully-chosen and finely-tuned recipes have introduced several generations to spices and her meticulously-tested recipes have given all of us the confidence to experiment. For my own part, Madhur’s cooking classes were the beginning of a love affair with India and Indian food which has endured for several decades.