Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India by Madhur Jaffrey

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  • Lamb patties (Shami kebab)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: ground lamb; mint; cilantro; fresh ginger; cardamom seeds; black peppercorns; black cumin seeds; whole cloves; nutmeg; cinnamon sticks; ground cayenne pepper; yogurt; chickpea flour; bird's eye chiles; onions; lemons
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  • Ground lamb with peas (Keema matar)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: yogurt; turmeric; ground cayenne pepper; ground cumin; ground coriander; fresh ginger; ground lamb; peanut oil; cinnamon sticks; cardamom pods; bay leaves; onions; tomato passata; peas; cilantro; bird's eye chiles; cardamom seeds; black peppercorns; black cumin seeds; whole cloves; nutmeg
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  • Meatball curry (Koftas)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Curry; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: ground lamb; onions; fresh ginger; garlic; ground coriander; cumin seeds; Kashmiri chile powder; cilantro; green chiles; ground cumin; black cardamom pods; whole cloves; cinnamon sticks; green cardamom pods; tomatoes; yogurt
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  • Lamb with spinach (Saag gosht)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: fresh ginger; garlic; turmeric; ground cayenne pepper; mustard oil; lamb shoulder; spinach; tomatoes; ground cumin; cardamom seeds; black peppercorns; black cumin seeds; whole cloves; nutmeg; cinnamon sticks
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  • Maya's meat and potatoes (Aloo gosht)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: waxy potatoes; turmeric; fresh ginger; garlic; whole cloves; cinnamon sticks; black cardamom pods; cumin seeds; green cardamom pods; onions; tomatoes; Kashmiri chile powder; lamb
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  • Bimla's chicken curry (Dahi murgh)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Curry; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: onions; garlic; fresh ginger; green cardamom pods; cinnamon sticks; whole cloves; black peppercorns; Kashmiri chile powder; chicken pieces; yogurt
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  • Chicken cooked in a yogurt-almond sauce (Murgh korma)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Sauces for poultry; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: fresh ginger; garlic; slivered almonds; yogurt; cardamom seeds; black peppercorns; black cumin seeds; whole cloves; nutmeg; cinnamon sticks; ground coriander; ground cayenne pepper; peanut oil; onions; cardamom pods; bay leaves; chicken pieces; golden raisins; cilantro
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  • Classic duck curry with coriander and cardamom (Battuck lajavaab)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Curry; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: fresh ginger; garlic; coriander seeds; cumin seeds; cardamom seeds; whole cloves; cinnamon sticks; Kashmiri chile powder; turmeric; whole duck; onions; yogurt
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  • Grandmother's cauliflower with cheese (Cheese vali gobi)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cumin seeds; cauliflower; tomatoes; fresh ginger; green chiles; ground cayenne pepper; turmeric; ground coriander; cilantro; heavy cream; sharp cheddar cheese
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  • Everyday cauliflower (Roz ki gobi)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cauliflower; turmeric; ground cayenne pepper; ground coriander; amchoor; asafetida powder; cumin seeds; fresh ginger; cilantro
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  • Stuffed okra (Bhari hui bhindi)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: okra; ground coriander; ground cumin; amchoor; ground cayenne pepper; onions
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  • Carrots with fenugreek greens (Gajar methi)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: peanut oil; asafetida powder; cumin seeds; carrots; cilantro; bird's eye chiles; dried fenugreek leaves
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  • Pumpkin (Kaddu)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cumin seeds; brown mustard seeds; nigella seeds; fennel seeds; fenugreek seeds; dried red chiles; pumpkins
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  • Potatoes with tomatoes (Bazaar jaisay aloo)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: waxy potatoes; asafetida powder; cumin seeds; fennel seeds; fenugreek seeds; dried red chiles; tomatoes; fresh ginger
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  • Black beans cooked in a Punjabi style (Kali dal)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: urad dal; garlic; fresh ginger; ground cayenne pepper; peanut oil; tomato passata; heavy cream
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  • Moong dal with greens (Alan ka saag)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cumin seeds; asafetida powder; fenugreek seeds; spinach; dried fenugreek leaves; moong dal; turmeric; chickpea flour; fresh ginger; shallots; green chiles
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  • Chickpea-flour stew with dumplings (Karhi)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: yogurt; chickpea flour; cumin seeds; fennel seeds; nigella seeds; fenugreek seeds; dried red chiles; turmeric; olive oil
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  • Rice with peas (Tahiri)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Rice dishes; Side dish; Winter; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: basmati rice; peanut oil; bay leaves; black cardamom pods; black peppercorns; cumin seeds; onions; turmeric; frozen peas
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  • Phulkas

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Indian
    • Ingredients: chapati flour
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  • Puffed spiced breads with fenugreek (Methi wali bedvi)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Indian
    • Ingredients: chapati flour; ground coriander; ground cumin; ground cayenne pepper; corn oil; cilantro; dried fenugreek leaves
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  • Yogurt with tiny dumplings (Boondi ka dahi)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: chickpea flour; ground cumin; vegetable oil; yogurt; cumin seeds; ground cayenne pepper
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  • Mung bean fritters in yogurt (Dahi ki pakori)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Fried doughs; Side dish; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: mung beans; peanut oil; asafetida powder; yogurt; cumin seeds; ground cayenne pepper; yellow chile powder; cilantro
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  • Mung bean fritters (Moong dal ki pakori)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Fried doughs; Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: mung beans; peanut oil; asafetida powder; cilantro; fresh ginger; bird's eye chiles; turmeric
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  • Ground lamb samosas (Keema samosa)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: unbleached white flour; ghee; olive oil; yogurt; turmeric; ground cayenne pepper; ground cumin; ground coriander; fresh ginger; ground lamb; peanut oil; cinnamon sticks; cardamom pods; bay leaves; onions; tomato passata; peas; cilantro; bird's eye chiles; cardamom seeds; black peppercorns; black cumin seeds; whole cloves; nutmeg
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  • Savory biscuits studded with cumin seeds (A kind of mutthri)

    from Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey

    • Categories: Cookies, biscuits & crackers; Indian
    • Ingredients: unbleached white flour; cumin seeds; ghee; olive oil
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Notes about this book

  • vacherin on April 17, 2009

    A captivating biography, with some excellent recipes too

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  • ISBN 10 0091908930
  • ISBN 13 9780091908935
  • Published Jun 01 2006
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 320
  • Language English
  • Edition New edition
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Ebury

Publishers Text

'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 her childhood in India. Her description of growing up a in a very large, wealthy family (half a train was booked to transport the family from Delhi to the mountains for the summer) conjures up the spirit of a long lost age. Whether climbing the mango trees in her grandparents' orchard, armed with a mixture of salt, pepper, red chillies, and roasted cumin, or enjoying picnics in the foothills of the Himalayas, reached by foot, rickshaw, palanquin or horse, where meatballs stuffed with sultanas and mint leaves, cauliflowers flavoured with ginger and coriander, and spiced pooris with hot green mango pickle were devoured, food forms a major leitmotiv of this beautifully written memoir. 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 will appeal to keen armchair cooks, as well as fans of Madhur the world over.

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