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Climbing the Mango Trees
Madhur Jaffrey
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Description for Climbing the Mango Trees
Paperback. Presents Madhur Jaffrey's memoir of her childhood in India. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, weddings, and picnics, moving effortlessly from the lamb meatballs of Moghul emperors to the tamarind chutneys of the streets, this book is of interest to keen armchair cooks, as well fans of Madhur the world over. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
'I was born in a sprawling house by the Yamuna River in Delhi. When I was a few minutes old, Grandmother welcomed me into the world by writing "Om", which means "I am" in Sanskrit, on my tongue with a little finger dipped in honey. When the family priest arrived to draw up my horoscope, he scribbled astrological symbols on a long scroll and set down a name for me, Indrani, or "queen of the heavens". My father ignored him completely and proclaimed my name was to be Madhur ("sweet as honey").'
So begins Madhur Jaffrey's enchanting memoir of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091908935
SKU
V9780091908935
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Ref
99-99
About Madhur Jaffrey
Now regarded by many as the world authority on Indian food, Madhur Jaffrey is an award-winning actress and bestselling cookery 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Climbing the Mango Trees
Memoirs don't come much more mouthwatering than this
You Magazine
'...looks to be a real treat. It will appeal to the legion of Madhur Jaffrey fans and to armchair cooks everywhere with its evocative story'
The Bookseller
With the sparkle of a true storyteller, Madhur Jaffrey leads the reader through her childhood in India with enchanting ... Read more
You Magazine
'...looks to be a real treat. It will appeal to the legion of Madhur Jaffrey fans and to armchair cooks everywhere with its evocative story'
The Bookseller
With the sparkle of a true storyteller, Madhur Jaffrey leads the reader through her childhood in India with enchanting ... Read more