A new book throws light on Julie Sahni who has influenced how Indian food is cooked, and eaten, in America
3 years, 1 month ago

A new book throws light on Julie Sahni who has influenced how Indian food is cooked, and eaten, in America

The Hindu  

Julie Sahni is something of an anomaly in this age of celebrity. In the 1970s, Julie worked for the City Planning Commission in New York by day, and taught Indian cooking in her Brooklyn apartment by night. Food critics hailed the detailed and thorough book, but at cooking demonstrations in malls and department stores, Julie sensed that the public was unenthusiastic about Indian food. So, Julie had signed up for Chinese cooking classes where both the instructors, and fellow students, would often pepper her with questions about Indian food. “There is no mystical secret behind Indian cooking,” she had written in the opening pages of Classic Indian Cooking to coax Americans to cook Indian food.

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US woman shares list of wholesome Indian dishes she prepares for her children: ‘My kids love them’
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Hindustan Times  

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NPR staff recommend cookbooks from our annual Books We Love list
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Hindustan Times  

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NPR  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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5 years, 9 months ago

The surprising truth about Indian food

BBC  

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6 years ago

Old cookbooks bring back memories of food

The Hindu  

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7 years, 5 months ago

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NPR  

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culture through cookbooks
8 years, 2 months ago

culture through cookbooks

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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9 years, 2 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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11 years, 7 months ago

The taste of tradition

The Hindu  

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12 years, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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15 years, 6 months ago

One page, countless choices

The Hindu  

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