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Desi kitchen

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‘Desi Kitchen’ is a unique culinary roadmap to the diaspora of the Indian subcontinent in Britain today, with chapters covering regions from all over the UK and the desi communities that call each one home. Travelling from the Pakistani community of Glasgow to the Nepalese community of Kent and everywhere in between, the book explores how communities from different regions have blended their food and culture to create a cuisine that is distinct, special and diverse.

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Join Sarah Woods on a mouth-watering celebration of British and South Asian fusion recipes, featuring the Desi communities who created them

Fascinating exploration and celebration of the food that migrants from the Indian sub-continent have brought to the UK. Each chapter shines a spotlight on a region and gives voice to first-, second- and third-generation diaspora. There are dozens of wonderful recipes, each with its own story of origin and adaptation’ BBC GOOD FOOD

‘These recipes are guaranteed to satisfy your tastebuds’
STYLIST

‘I’ve longed for a book like this. A fascinating read with glorious recipes’ DIANA HENRY

‘What a book’ NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE, BBC Radio 5 Live

‘An evocative visual feast that speaks to your very heart. The mouth-watering recipes leap off the page and I am left wanting to bookmark nearly every dish’ LARA LEE, author of Coconut and Sambal

‘Beautiful book, great recipes, really well written and original’ PRUE LEITH
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Sarah Woods has spent her whole life surrounded by a fusion of South Asian and British cooking. Now, she speaks to the many desi communities across the UK to provide a unique culinary roadmap to the diaspora of the Indian subcontinent in Britain today.

Travelling from the Pakistani community of Glasgow to the Nepalese community of Kent and everywhere in between, the book explores how groups from different regions have blended their food and culture to create a cuisine that is distinct, special and diverse.

With Sarah’s expert guidance, you will . . .

– Cook Gujarati Hasselback Potato Shaak for an alternative take on a side dish
– Make a Ugandan Chapatti Rolex for a great way to use leftover curry
Sticky and Spicy Mango Chicken Wings are quick and easy to make and finger licking good
– Try Welsh Chilli Rarebit with curry oil and crispy shallots
– Dive into Peshawari Bread and Butter Pudding with honeyed figs

Packed with recipes, stories and authentic voices from each of the communities covered, Sarah Woods, finalist of BBC One’s Britain’s Best Home Cook and herself a second-generation Punjabi, has brought together this collection of mouth-watering dishes and provided a rare and privileged glimpse into desi kitchens from all over modern Britain.
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‘A mesmerising cookbook filled with gorgeous recipes from Desi kitchens all over modern Britain’ ATUL KOCHHAR

Read a sample here

Additional information

Weight 1.237 kg
Dimensions 25.4 × 19.7 × 2.5 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

320

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

641.5941 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K