Climbing the Mango Trees : A Memoir of a Childhood in India (with Recipes)

Whether acclaimed food writer Madhur Jaffrey was climbing the mango trees in her grandparents' orchard in Delhi or picnicking in the Himalayan foothills on meatballs stuffed with raisins and mint, tucked into freshly baked spiced pooris, today these childhood pleasures evoke for her the tastes and textures of growing up. This memoir is both an enormously appealing account of an unusual childhood and a testament to the power of food to prompt memory, vividly bringing to life a lost time and place. Included here are recipes for more than thirty delicious dishes that are recovered from Jaffrey's childhood.From the Trade Paperback edition. Today’s Most Highly Regarded Writer On Indian Food Gives Us An Enchanting Memoir Of Her Childhood In Delhi In An Age And A Society That Has Since Disappeared.

madhur (meaning “sweet As Honey”) Jaffrey Grew Up In A Large Family Compound where Her Grandfather Often Presided Over Dinners At Which Forty Or More Members Of His Extended Family Would Savor Together The Wonderfully Flavorful Dishes That Were Forever Imprinted On Madhur’s Palate.

climbing Mango Trees In The Orchard, Armed With A Mixture Of Salt, Pepper, Ground Chilies, And Roasted Cumin; Picnicking In The Himalayan Foothills On Meatballs Stuffed With Raisins And Mint And Tucked Into Freshly Fried pooris; Sampling The Heady Flavors In The Lunch Boxes Of Muslim Friends; Sneaking Tastes Of Exotic Street Fare—these Are The Food Memories Madhur Jaffrey Draws On As A Way Of Telling Her Story. Independent, Sensitive, And Ever Curious, As A Young Girl She Loved Uncovering Her Family’s Many-layered History, And She Was Deeply Affected By Their Personal Trials And By The Devastating Consequences Of Partition, Which Ripped Their World Apart.

climbing The Mango Trees Is Both An Enormously Appealing Account Of An Unusual Childhood And A Testament To The Power Of Food To Evoke Memory. And, At The End, This Treasure Of A Book Contains A Secret Ingredient—more Than Thirty Family Recipes Recovered From Madhur’s Childhood, Which She Now Shares With Us.

The enchanting autobiography of the seven-time James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and acclaimed actress who taught America how to cook Indian food. “Wistful, funny and tremendously satisfying.... Jaffrey's taste memories sparkle with enthusiasm, and her talent for conveying them makes the book relentlessly appetizing." — The New York Times Book Review Whether climbing the mango trees in her grandparents' orchard in Delhi or picnicking in the Himalayan foothills on meatballs stuffed with raisins and mint, tucked into freshly baked spiced pooris, Madhur Jaffrey’s life has been marked by food, and today these childhood pleasures evoke for her the tastes and textures of growing up. Following Jaffrey from India to Britain, this memoir is both an enormously appealing account of an unusual childhood and a testament to the power of food to prompt memory, vividly bringing to life a lost time and place. Also included here are recipes for more than thirty delicious dishes from Jaffrey’s childhood. Actress-writer Jaffrey gives us a memoir of her childhood in Delhi in an age and a society that has since disappeared. Madhur (meaning sweet as honey) grew up in a large family compound where her grandfather often presided over dinners with forty or more members of his extended family. Picnicking in the Himalayan foothills on meatballs stuffed with raisins and mint and tucked into freshly baked pooris; sampling the lunch boxes of Muslim friends; sneaking tastes of exotic street fare--such memories flavor Jaffrey's story. Independent, sensitive, and curious, as a young girl she loved uncovering her family's many-layered history, and she was deeply affected by their personal trials and by the devastating consequences of Partition. This is both an account of an unusual childhood and a testament to the power of food to evoke memory. Plus a secret ingredient: more than thirty family recipes.--From publisher description Whether acclaimed food writer Madhur Jaffrey was climbing the mango trees in her grandparents' orchard in Delhi or picnicking in the Himalayan foothills on meatballs stuffed with raisins and mint, tucked into freshly baked spiced pooris, today these childhood pleasures evoke for her the tastes and textures of growing up. This memoir is both an enormously appealing account of an unusual childhood and a testament to the power of food to prompt memory, vividly bringing to life a lost time and place. Included here are recipes for more than thirty delicious dishes that are recovered from Jaffrey's childhood. From the Trade Paperback edition This memoir is an account of the author's childhood in India and a testament to the power of food to prompt memory. It describes the time she spent as a child with her family and her memories of the tastes and textures of food. Included are more then thirty family recipes recovered from her childhood