Ammu: TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 Indian Homecooking to Nourish Your Soul

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With over 100 recipes, easy-to-follow instructions and a photograph for every dish Ammu is an essential book for anyone wanting to make Indian comfort food at home. There is a page or two at the beginning of each chapter and a short paragraph or two at the beginning of each recipe. The recipes traverse a number of regions and bring to the table a variety of dishes with influences from Bengali, Afghan, Mughlai and Turkish cuisines. It is a celebration of where she comes from, of home cooking, and the inextricable link between food and love. She was not gonna bend, she was not gonna allow people to knock her over, and she would stand there, protecting others.

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In Ammu, her mother describes the key ingredients of a good meal as the cook’s “generosity and patience”. The recipes and the memories she shares all possess something that is universal: food is a way for us to have this conversation about how similar we all are—how it connects us and unites us beyond differing appearances, accents, races and backgrounds. She is a die-hard Francophile – speaking French helps tremendously – but put her anywhere and she is happy. The Kolkata-born, London-based Khan was the first British chef to feature on Netflix’s documentary series Chef’s Table, in 2019.It is also a chance for Asma to honor her ammu—mother—and to share with us the recipes that made her and rooted her to home.

Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul

This is but one of the ways in which Khan skilfully interweaves her personal recollections with over 100 recipes she presents. I substituted butternut for the pumpkin as it is a vegetable eaten with great relish in the country from which I originate. To make the masala, dry roast the cumin and fenugreek seeds, cassia bark, cloves, cardamoms and peppercorns in a heavy-based pan over a low heat, stirring until they turn a few shades darker. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance.We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. This is partly because it is not my heritage but also due to a lack of knowledge and lack of confidence around the spicing. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Sprinkle the masala over the lamb and roll the legs in the roasting tin so all the remaining liquid sticks to the lamb. The notebook was covered with Nokshi Kantha embroidery which was used to recycle fabric which Asma describes as a form of rebirth and celebration of resilience.