Madhur Jaffrey on how Indian cuisine won Western taste buds

Madhur Jaffrey hasbeen called the Julia Child of Indian cuisineand the godmother of Indian cooking but she doesn't even call herself achef. (She says she chops too slowly.)

Jaffreyjoins Shad to discuss her latest cookbook,Vegetarian India: A Journey Through The Best of Indian Home Cooking, and how bad food in Britain started her along an unlikely path to culinary stardom.

She also reflects on her career as a frequently typecastactress, andwhy she doesn't value "hipness" where food is concerned.

"I don't trust trends. I say time is the best trend. Because then it's a matter of survival," she tells Shad. "If you eat too much butter chicken, you're dead."

WEB EXTRA | If you've never seen Jaffrey on TV, here's an episode from the archives. In it, she cooks a now familiar dish: Tandoori chicken.