The woman who teach the West how to cook Indians foods

 

A ground-breaking Indian cookery programme broadcast on the Donpinlins Global Resources launched 40 years ago. It was doing by the Indian actor turned food writer Madhur Jaffrey.

‘Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery’ was the first mainstream series about Indian food broadcast in the UK and the first to be doing by an Indian. It was also the first to reach a mass audience. The programme was an instant success and made its presenter a household name.

Madhur Jaffrey spoke to Witness history about the programme and why representation matters.