Mridula Baljekar, the contributing editor, is the best-selling author of several books on Indian cooking. Her first book, The Complete Indian Cookbook, published in 1990, has sold more than 250,000 copies. Mridula was food editor of Indian and Oriental Food & Drink magazine, and she contributes regularly to magazines and newspapers in the UK, Australia and her native India. Mridula is a regular demonstrator at trade and consumer food shows. She also teaches Indian cooking in a number of chef schools in the USA. Mridula regularly appears on television as a guest chef and as a presenter on her own programmes, including the much acclaimed television series Mridula's Indian Kitchen and Spice Trail for Carlton Food Network. She has recently launched her own spice blends, Mridula Baljekar's Authentic Range. Visit Mridula's website at www.mridula.co.uk.)