5/29/2023 0 Comments 660 curry recipes![]() ![]() ![]() He talked about how British colonisers in the 19th Century grew to like what he calls the saucy flavours of Indian food so much that they got their cooks to "pound the spices together and put them in a jar" so they could carry them back to England. In his own words, the book is "telling the story of how curry travelled out of India, all around the world". In the interview, Iyer expressed his hope for this book to become his lasting legacy to Indian cooking, especially the versatility of curry around the globe. In one of his final interviews, he spoke about his latest – and last – book, On the Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor That Seduced the World (published in February), to me over Zoom in early March. He is the author of seven cookbooks, including the now iconic 660 Curries. ![]() According to a recent New York Times article, he taught Americans to cook Indian food. Raghavan Iyer, chef, cookbook author, culinary teacher and curry expert passed away on Friday after a prolonged battle with cancer. This was one of the last interviews he did, and we publish this story and his recipe for Sri Lankan prawn curry as a celebration of his life and legacy as the iconic Indian-born American chef and author who taught us to cook Indian food and curries from around the world. Since reporting this story, Raghavan Iyer had sadly passed away. ![]()
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