Western Palates News Today

headlines and news stories for you at the top of the hour after this programme stop im here at broadcasting house in london for this addition of witness history bringing you important moments from the past is told by the people who were there, in this episode we are celebrating 100 years of the bbc and we will look back at five incredible stories in the history of the corporation. we will hear from the tv chef who taught the west how to cook indian food and the iconic moment the bbc be...

Programme showcased indian cookery to the world. madhurjaffrey�*s indian cookery was the first mainstream series about indian food to reach a mass audience. the programme was an instant success and made its presenter a household name. in this series, im going to show you how to cook all kinds of indian food. some of it you may be familiar with the kind of food youve had in indian restaurants and some of it youve probably never eaten. its the kind of food you get in indian homes. when my progra...

Madhurjaffrey grew up in delhi but left in her 20s to study acting in london at rada. a mission to excite western palates led to her being described as the original spice girl. it was an educational program, so people were supposed to learn from it, learn culture. what makes indian food indian really is a mixture, a blend of selected spices. the most important element became the excitement of the cooking. one of the things im going to make is roganjosh. this is a classical north indian dish. its...