Indian Kitchen: Secrets of Indian home cooking

Indian Kitchen

Jamie Oliver: 'I love Maunika's cooking. Her food is a delight - she makes unimaginable Indian food truly reachable at home. A phenomenal Indian cookbook.'

Yotam Ottolenghi: 'Perusing Maunika's book feels like you're really sitting in an Indian family kitchen, sharing stories and plans. I've been motivated by her to make my own paneer and to play with salted watermelon skin. Superb!'

Experiencing childhood in Mumbai, Maunika Gowardhan took in the privileged insights of home cooking, Indian-style. Presently living in the UK, Maunika is regularly asked, 'what do Indians cook on an everyday premise?' And, 'how could it be that you can stir up a curry for an ordinary feast when you're so occupied?'

The appropriate response is in sections of this book. Hungry incorporate plans produced using simple to-discover elements for when you're keeping and short from time. Furthermore, Lazy contains plans for when you need something a piece more slow, somewhat consoling, yet direct.

Indian food is additionally about devouring, so when you have the advantage of time and need to place some genuine love into a supper at the end of the week, you can go to Indulgent, or when you have loved ones coming over then Celebratory is the section for you.

Whatever your mind-set, Indian Kitchen will rouse you to include Indian cooking into your week after week menu.

About the Author

Born and brought up in Mumbai, Maunika Gowardhan is a food writer and private chef living in the UK. Maunika cooks up comforting meals showcasing how fabulous regional Indian food can be. She shares her recipes with people wanting to discover a contemporary approach to Indian food, who enjoy cooking just as much as eating! Her blog, Cook in a Curry, has an avid following and Maunika writes for magazines, newspapers and has a regular column in Vogue India. Maunika can be seen cooking divine Indian dishes with Jamie Oliver on his online cookery channel FoodTube.

UPDATE: I’ve now owned the book for about 2.5 years and still cook out of it at least once a month. It has continued to stay in my top 10 and since I have approximately 1,000 cookbooks that’s saying a lot!!

One of the best Indian cookbooks I've come across! I bought the book because I follow the author on Instagram and have loved her feed. I've made several dishes from the book and each one came out perfect ' The Nalli Gosht (spiced lamb shanks) with 5 minute Naan was Easter dinner at my house, just perfect. Kandhari Murgh Tikka was delicious and I served it with Parathas, yum!! My husband's favorite so far has been the Malyali Kozhi Biryani (Southern Indian Chicken Biryani) --Jsmith

Maunika Gowardhan has created a modern, Indian recipe repertoire that is unrivaled. All her recipes are delicious and turn out extremely authentic, she has food from all the different regions of India, there is a healthy balance between vegetarian and meat recipes and the instructions are easy to follow. --Maunika KP

This book is bound to be a classic as far as modern Indian cookbooks are concerned. If you love "real" Indian food and want to cook at home, buy this book. The techniques, proportions and methods are very well researched and tested. It is a comprehensive collection of recipes from all across India with their authenticity preserved. The section on Kitchen essentials is priceless so is cooking tip that accompany most recipe. Maunika truly unlocks the secret of Indian home cooking. Hope volume 2 is in works! --Manish Pandit