About the Author

Mridula Baljekar is the best-selling author of a number of Indian cookbooks, including The Food & Cooking of India and 500 Curries (both published by Lorenz Books). Born and raised in north-east India, when she moved to England she turned her childhood passion for cooking into a highly successful career. One of her books won both The Best Asian Cookbook in the World and Cookery Book of the Year awards. Mridula's food has been described in the media as 'Heaven on earth for the senses.'