Cooking Indian food from scratch doesn't have to be complicated. With Chetna Makan's newest book, you can make flavourful Indian dishes with five simple ingredients.
With Chetna's 5 easy signature spice blends - which you make once and then can last you for months - you can unlock bold flavours that will transform your cooking across a whole host of simple dishes.
Recreate your favourite takeaway to easy snacks to share with friends, recipes include delicious main meals like a Tandoori Roast Chicken, Palak Paneer, or a Cod Fish Curry; dals such as Palak Dal (Spinach Lentils) and Whole Masoor Dal (Brown Lentils) , snacks such as Masala Papad and Sev (Gram Flour Noodles), and sweet treats such as Saffron Rice Pudding and Rasgulla, all more easily than ever before.
Chapters Include:
- Spice blends to build the foundations of your meals
- Snacks such as Onion Pakora, Crispy Aubergine and Paneer Vada
- Veg such as Cauliflower Sabji and Green Bean Stir Fry
- Dals such as Palak Dal (Spinach Lentils) and Sabut Masoor Dal (Brown Lentils)
- Fish such as Cod Curry and Curry Leaf Prawns
- Chicken such as Chicken Tikka and Tandoori Roast Chicken
- Rice such as Herby Pulao, Mushroom Rice and Chole Chawal (Chickpea rice)
- Breads such as Roti, Paratha and Uttapam
- Chutneys and Salads
- Sweets including Wholemeal Laddoo, Saffron Kheer and Masala Chai
With 5 Ingredient Indian, it's never been easier to bring a taste of India into your kitchen with these effortless, impressive dishes.
Chetna Makan was born in Jabalpur in Central India. She has a degree in fashion and worked in Mumbai as a fashion designer before moving to the UK in 2004. Chetna was part of The Great British Bake Off in 2014 and since then has written 8 cookbooks. They range from baking, Indian street food, healthy Indian food, vegetarian and quick Indian. She also has a very popular YouTube channel 'Food with Chetna' where she shares her creative flair for all things cooking and baking. She has previously collaborated with Jamie Oliver and Waitrose.www.chetnamakan.co.uk instagram.com/chetnamakan twitter.com/chetnamakan youtube.com/FoodwithChetna facebook.com/chetna.makan