Laxmi Jain

Laxmi Jain has lived in the Boston area for 30 years and works to promote Indian vegetarian cooking locally and internationally. Her books Indian Soy Cuisine and Melody of Indian Cuisine explore the innovative uses of soy in the Indian diet. Her latest book, Indian Cuisine Made Easy, introduces innovative techniques to familiarize Indian-American youths with Indian cooking. She has developed simple concepts of Mix Masala (a set of four standard Indian spices) that can transform any novice cook into an expert.

Mrs. Jain teaches Indian cooking and has developed numerous television shows for Boston area cable channel. She is also the founding member of Jain Center of Greater Boston since 1974.