What is sold under the name of Indian curry in the UK does not even remotely resemble what is cooked in Indian homes.<p>Indian-born cookbook writer Madhur Jaffrey[1] has been railing against the poor standards of Indian food in the UK since the 1950s when she was a student in London.[2] In 2010, she wrote a cookbook called <i>Easy Curry</i> about which one reviewer wrote, &quot;If you have the local curry house menu by your phone, consider replacing it with a copy of this book.&quot;[3]<p>A year earlier, she had teamed up with Aasif Mandvi[4] to bring out the movie <i>Today&#x27;s Special</i>[5] that portrays Mandvi as a French sous chef who has to take over his father&#x27;s struggling Indian restaurant in Queens, New York.[6] Mandvi&#x27;s character has to deal with all the factors against the family tandoori joint: the unhygienic prep, the unhealthy pool of oil in which the dishes are served, the cheap decor, the declining customer base, etc.<p>So yeah, the young blood is getting the message.<p>(American television viewers may remember Mandvi from his stint as correspondent on <i>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</i>.[7])<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Madhur_Jaffrey" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Madhur_Jaffrey</a><p>[2] Very muddy to very modern <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ft.com&#x2F;cms&#x2F;s&#x2F;0&#x2F;3f603c2e-70d2-11d9-b572-00000e2511c8.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ft.com&#x2F;cms&#x2F;s&#x2F;0&#x2F;3f603c2e-70d2-11d9-b572-00000e2511...</a><p>[3] <i>Curry Easy</i> by Madhur Jaffrey <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;Curry-Easy-Madhur-Jaffrey&#x2F;dp&#x2F;009192314X" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.co.uk&#x2F;Curry-Easy-Madhur-Jaffrey&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0091923...</a><p>[4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Aasif_Mandvi" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Aasif_Mandvi</a><p>[5] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Today%27s_Special_%28film%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Today%27s_Special_%28film%29</a><p>[6] Aasif Mandvi and Madhur Jaffrey on Their Film Today&#x27;s Special <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eater.com&#x2F;2010&#x2F;4&#x2F;28&#x2F;6735605&#x2F;aasif-mandvi-and-madhur-jaffrey-on-their-film-todays-special" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eater.com&#x2F;2010&#x2F;4&#x2F;28&#x2F;6735605&#x2F;aasif-mandvi-and-madh...</a><p>[7] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Daily_Show" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;The_Daily_Show</a>