Mowgli Street Food: Stories and Recipes from the Mowgli Restaurants by Nisha Katona - Hardback

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Details. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781848993266. Publisher: Nourish Books. Overview. Mowgli Street Food brings the beloved menu of Nisha Katona's celebrated restaurant chain into home kitchens across the UK. Packed with the fragrant, fiery, home-style Indian dishes that made Mowgli a national sensation, this hardback collection blends personal storytelling with over 70 accessible recipes. From punchy street snacks to comforting curries and indulgent desserts, it's an essential addition to any cook's shelf, celebrating real Indian food as eaten in Indian homes rather than the familiar curry-house stereotype.. About the Book. This unique collection of recipes and stories from Nisha Katona's Mowgli Street Food restaurants brings you the best of their beloved menu, and much more. As seen on BBC2's Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge, Sunday Brunch, and BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet, Nisha unlocks the secrets of her most successful recipes. Discover how to recreate the iconic Angry Bird, the signature flavours of the House Lamb Curry, and the taste explosion that is Chat Bombs. Try tempting snacks like Fenugreek Kissed Fries, spice up dinner with a whole host of delicious dahls, and indulge in desserts, drinks and cocktails from a Cardamom Custard Tart to a Sweet Delhi Diazepam. From showstopping slaws to the ultimate Aloo Ghobi, Mother Butter Chicken to Calcutta Tangled Greens, each dish captures the smash-and-grab zing of Indian street food. Running to 224 pages, this hardback is organised around the sections of a real Mowgli menu, mixing recipe instructions with the story of how a barrister-turned-restaurateur built one of the UK's most talked-about restaurant groups. It's a book for anyone who wants to cook big-flavoured, honest Indian food at home without fuss or pretence.. Over 70 authentic recipes straight from the Mowgli restaurant menu. Beautifully photographed, gift-worthy hardback edition. Mixes personal storytelling with practical, achievable cooking instructions. Covers snacks, curries, dahls, slaws, desserts and cocktails. Perfect for fans of the ITV show Nisha Katona's Home Kitchen. Great gift for Indian food lovers and home cooks alike. About the Author. Nisha Katona is a British restaurateur, TV chef and author who founded the Mowgli Street Food restaurant group. A child protection barrister for 20 years, she left her legal career in 2014 to open her first restaurant in Liverpool. She is also the founder of the Mowgli Trust charity, has been awarded an MBE, and is widely known as a "curry evangelist" thanks to her cookbooks and regular television appearances, including her own ITV show.. Why You'll Love This Cookbook. Vibrant, generous and full of personality, this hardback captures everything fans love about Mowgli — bold home-style Indian flavours, honest storytelling and recipes you'll actually want to cook again and again.. Please Note: Book cover may vary slightly from image shown, ISBN and edition are for the UK print as listed.