Comfort and Joy: Irresistible Pleasures from a Vegetarian Kitchen

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Lampshades made from repurposed saris illuminate block-printed tablecloths and a crimson suzani wallhanging picked up in Kazakhstan, while freshly picked ferns unfurl out of ceramic jugs. I like places to feel uplifting – I like colour, things that have stories, that reconcile where I’m from with what’s around me now. Once you take them out of the oven and experience their mouthwatering aroma, you’ll know that you’ve created something truly special. He left India in the 1940s looking for a better life, but something went wrong with the ship and after 26 days he ended up back in Bombay, having lost everything," Bhogal explains. I was about five, sitting in the courtyard at home in Kenya, working my way through a red plastic bucket full of peas that my mum had given me to pod, sometimes popping a juicy green pearl in my mouth before inevitably finding the occasional caterpillar and squealing.

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It’s also fun to add in a little garlic powder, onion powder, or fresh parsley for a red lobster cheddar bay biscuit vibe. For Ravinder, food should be made and shared with abundance in mind, and this sense of pleasure is conveyed on every page. Human connection is at the heart of her philosophy, from cooking to the design of her pop-ups, home and restaurants. Proper Baking Time and Temperature: Make sure your oven is preheated, and bake the biscuits at the specified temperature for the perfect texture. Full of savory vegetarian recipes with an Indian flavor profile that are perfect for flavor-seeking foodies.In between bites of golden chickpea chips dunked in Bengali tomato chutney, Ravinder Bhogal is remembering her first experience of cooking. So these are my favourite recipes that help me feel supported, recipes that I turn to when I'm low on energy and want to feel brighter; recipes that are so easy that they are a joy to cook and make me feel more confident, food that helps me feel calmer and more grounded, big sharing recipes for when friends come over and I want to spoil them and show them love but also I want to not get stressed about entertaining or end up with a week's worth of washing up! Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. I am grateful to Bloomsbury for partnering with me to share this love and inherited culinary wisdom that lavishes plants with the kind of care, culinary sorcery, creativity and surprise that we might normally bring to a steak or a chop. When you’re ready to bake, place the frozen biscuits on a baking sheet and bake for a few minutes longer than usual.

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This month, she publishes a plant-based cookbook, full of recipes so imaginative and luscious that (and I say this as an omnivore) you’d never know they didn’t contain meat. Ravinder brings the textures, colours, and tastes of this cuisine to life, adding surprising twists along the way. Ravinder Bhogal's Comfort And Joy is a revelation-you will never look at "the vegetarian option” in the same way after diving into her inventive, bewitching and mouth watering book.From the IACP award-winning author of Jikoni, a cookbook celebrating indulgence in vegetarian and vegan home cooking. It is the place I share the things that bring me comfort and joy including new recipes, conversations with people I love , recommendations, playlists and more.

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Born in Kenya to Indian parents, Bhogal’s food is inspired by her mixed heritage and the UK’s diverse immigrant culture.Her first restaurant, Jikoni, was ranked 56th in the UK by the National Restaurant Awards within seven months of opening and achieved a place in the Michelin Guide in the same year. Do you want to learn to prep meals like a pro and gain valuable extra time to spend with your family? Readers will find quick and easy midweek meals to soothe the soul after a long day, make-ahead lunches to set you up for the week, simple but satisfying snacks, and laid-back feasts to share with friends. Her debut book, Cook in Boots (HarperCollins, 2009), won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for the UK’s Best First Cookbook and was awarded the first runner-up prize for the World’s Best First Cookbook at the Paris Cookbook Fair in February 2010. With no household mixing allowed, just she and her husband started producing 65 vegetarian meals a day for King’s College hospital.