Madhur Jaffrey is the author of many previous cookbooks-six of which have won the James Beard Award-and was named to the Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America by the James Beard Foundation. She is also an award-winning actress with numerous major motion pictures to her credit. She lives in New York City.

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