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- ISBN 9780600639763
- Weight: 800g
- Dimensions: 196 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 21 May 2026
- Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'A great book' Chris Evans
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.
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