Maya Ray ChaudhuriMaya Ray Chaudhuri was born in India and has lived in London since the early 60s. She first learnt to cook from her mother who gave her a set of hand written recepies to take with her to her marital home so that she could impress her new in-laws. Howver it turned out that she didn't need them as there were professional cooks in the household. It was only when she came to live in the UK and found herself cooking a full meal every evening after coming back from work and to a large variety of people that she started to use her early learning. Although it was difficult to get the range of vegetables in those days she was able to innovate using vegetables that were easy to get. Ever since then she has continued to practice her cookery skills delighting friends and family with simple but subtle and authentic dishes of true Bengali cooking. Her home in London has seen many Bengalis, young and old, students and new arrivals staying, eating and learning from her. In fact it is her friends and family who have persuaded her to write this book so that they could learn to cook like her. Now in her mid 80s she remains very active and takes great delight in cooking for friends, neighbours and family. No one visiting her is allowed to leave without eating something or at worst taking something away with them in her trademark plastic boxes (which she always wants to be returned for the next feast) Read More Read Less