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The Spice Tree

Indian Cooking Made Beautifully Simple

All the secrets to cook authentic family-style and takeaway favourite curries at home from Mowgli founder and curry evangelist Nisha Katona.

'Nisha's book is brilliant - stunning recipes' -- Tom Kerridge
Beautiful, tasty, delicious food that I could eat every day. - Simon Rimmer
Nisha's food is good for the soul - bowls of comfort and platefuls of joy. Her recipes are simple and utterly delicious -- Lorraine Kelly
'This is simply one of the best books on Indian food I've come across' -- ***** Reader review
'By far the best cookery book I've ever bought' -- ***** Reader review
'Every recipe has been a hit!' -- ***** Reader review

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Mowgli founder and 'curry evangelist' Nisha Katona shares all the secrets from her Indian family kitchen, passed down through the generations, so you can cook your favourite curries at home.

Introducing her concept of the 'spice tree' - a simple infographic formula to show you which spices and ingredients go best together - Nisha will demonstrate how to get that authentic curry flavour every time.

Discover new and inventive recipes that showcase the perfect flavour pairings of the Indian kitchen, including:
*Steamed Bengali Trout
*Salmon and Cauliflower Curry
*Mackerel with Nigella and Tomato
*Goan Fish Curry
*Butter Chicken
*Quail Masala
*Railway Goat Curry
*Spiced Ginger Lamb Raan
*Green Dahl with Rhubarb and Ginger
*Puy Lentils with Cardamom and Garam Masala
*Peanut and Potato Powa

With stunning photography, easy to follow recipes and accessible explanations of flavour pairings, this will change the way you approach Indian cuisine!

Beautiful, tasty, delicious food that I could eat every day.

Simon Rimmer

About Nisha Katona

Liverpudlian-born Nisha Katona MBE (@NishaKatona) is the founder, executive chef and development chef of Mowgli Street Food restaurants and founder of the Mowgli Trust charity. Previously a full-time Barrister, Nisha used all her savings to open the first Mowgli Street Food restaurant in her home city of Liverpool in 2014 and has grown Mowgli into 27 restaurants across the UK, beloved for bringing fresh and tasty Indian home cooking to cities across the country. Mowgli Street Food is recognised as one of the nation’s fastest growing companies according to The Sunday Times Fast Track 100.


Nisha films regularly for the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV and is a familiar face on This Morning, The Great British Menu, Lorraine, Sunday Brunch and Saturday Kitchen. Nisha is the author of six cookbooks including The Spice Tree and The 30 Minute Mowgli. This is her 7th book.
Details
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • ISBN: 9781473550872
  • Length: 256 pages
  • Price: £9.99
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