Julie Sahni
editJulie Sahni is an Indian-American chef and cookbook author who introduced north Indian cooking to many Americans beginning in 1980 when her 560-page Classic Indian Cooking was published. She tested the recipes in the book for seven years before it was published.[1]
articles to look through
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/kitchen-notes/an-undersung-trailblazer-of-indian-cooking
https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/what-chef-and-food-writer-julie-sahni-taught-me
https://geniuspodcast.food52.com/episodes/sarsoon-ka-saag-legend-julie-sahni
https://www.eater.com/22981724/matar-paneer-recipe-julie-sahni-classic-indian-cooking
https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2019/11/julie-sahni-taught-my-mother-how-cook-everything
https://www.mothersbistro.com/mother-of-the-month/archive/julie-sahni/
https://www.thejuggernaut.com/julie-sahni-is-doing-just-fine
Early life and education in India
editShe was born October 16, 1945, to Padma and Venkataraman Ranganathan Iyer, the second of their four daughters. She learned to be a Bharatanatyam dancer and traveled world wide to perform.[2][3]
Life and careers in the United States
editUrban planning education and career, 1968 to 1980?
editIn 1968, Sahni immigrated to the United States to attend Columbia University for her graduate degree in urban planning.[4]
Restaurant executive chef, 1983-1986
editNirvana
Cooking career, 2020 to present
editIn 2020, she told Food and Wine she was working on a new book about recipes of the Indian diaspora and had just "two more places to travel to."[1]
Books
edit- Classic Indian Cooking (1980) - ISBN
- Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking (1985) - ISBN
- Moghul Microwave: Cooking Indian Food the Modern Way (1990) - ISBN
- Savoring Spices and Herbs (1996) - ISBN
- Classic Indian Cookery (1997 or 1988?) - ISBN
- Julie Sahni's Introduction to Indian Cooking (1998) - ISBN
- Classic Indian Vegetarian Cookery (1999) - ISBN
- Indian Regional Classics: Fast, Fresh, and Healthy Home Cooking (2001) - ISBN
- Savoring India: Recipes and Reflections on Indian Cooking (2001) - ISBN
Personal life
editShe was married to Viraht Sahni, a physicist, and they had a son, Vishal Raj, in November 1979. They divorced after the publication of Classic Indian Cooking.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Food & Wine USA - (03)March 2020.
- ^ "Julie Sahni – Mother's Bistro". Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ geniuspodcast.food52.com https://geniuspodcast.food52.com/episodes/sarsoon-ka-saag-legend-julie-sahni. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Sarkar, Sreya (2022-04-01). "How Julie Sahni Taught America To Cook and Appreciate Indian Food". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Sen, Mayukh (2021). Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-1-324-00451-6.
Further reading
edit- Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America, Mayukh Sen - ISBN 978-1324004516
External links
editCategory:Chefs of Indian cuisine Category:Indian chefs Category:Indian emigrants to the United States Category:American people of Indian Tamil descent Category:People of Indian Tamil descent Category:Cookbook writers Category:Women food writers Category:Women chefs Category:Columbia University alumni Category:Delhi University alumni