Manju’s Cookbook
Authentic Indian food from Manju, one of the world's oldest chefs, and her award-winning restaurant in this homage to the vegetarian cuisine of Gujarat.
2022 She Awards Outstanding Culinary Skills winner Manju Patel.
2023 Be Inclusive Hospitality winner of Best South Asian Food.
Awarded Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice 2023 top 10% restaurants in the world.
This enticing selection of vegetarian and vegan recipes covers every part of Gujarati cuisine from sharing foods such as Samosa and Kachori, snacks such as Chakri and Sev Mamri, through to a wealth of curries to suit every taste using a variety of vegetables, beans and lentils.
Recipes for Manju’s popular chutneys that are sold from her much-loved Brighton restaurant are also included, as well as dessert and drink recipes such as Gajar Halwa and Mango Lassi.
So, if eating authentic Indian food intrigues, then try this wonderful collection of Indian recipes straight from the heart and kitchen of Manju’s.
Manju’s is a family run Indian restaurant in Brighton and is named after the matriarch of the family. Manju was taught to cook by her mother and always dreamed of owning her own restaurant cooking her family recipes. At 86 years old, Manju cooks in the restaurant that her sons opened in her honour alongside her daughter-in-law and head chef Dipali and her other daughter-in-law Kirti. Her two sons are front of house and at the weekends, her grandchildren help out too – it's a real family affair.