Climbing the Mango Trees

Madhur Jaffrey, one of today's most highly regarded writers on Indian food, gives us an enchanting memoir of her childhood in Delhi in an age and a society that has since disappeared. Madhur Jaffrey's book book is called Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of Childhood in India.

Madhur, whose name means "sweet as honey," grew up in a large family compound. Her grandfather often presided over dinners at which forty or more members of his extended family would savor the wonderfully flavorful dishes that were forever imprinted on Madhur's palate.

Mango Curry

(From Madhur Jaffrey's Flavours of India)

A delicious warming fruity curry - ideal for supper time.