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Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781848994003
Publisher: Nourish Books
Age Range: Adult
Overview
30 Minute Mowgli is Nisha Katona's celebration of speedy, spice-packed Indian home cooking, bringing the bold flavours of her acclaimed Mowgli Street Food restaurants into everyday kitchens. Designed for busy cooks who refuse to compromise on taste, this hardback collection delivers vibrant, satisfying dishes on the table in half an hour or less. Rooted in family tradition yet built for modern life, it's an essential companion for anyone craving fast, authentic, restaurant-quality curries without the long prep times or complicated techniques usually associated with Indian cuisine.
About the Book
Across 200 pages, Nisha Katona shares the recipes she genuinely cooks at home: punchy, delicious dishes built for speed, simplicity, and minimal waste. The book traces its roots back to Nisha's grandmother and great-grandmother, who cooked on small coal-fired stoves on the verandas of Varanasi, and reimagines that heritage for hectic modern kitchens. Recipes are grouped for quick decision-making, whether you want a fiery weeknight fix or a comforting classic. Highlights include Quick Angry Tandoori, Mowgli Coleslaw Chicken Bowl, Ten-Minute Late-Night Kebabs, Keema Toasties, Bengali Fish Curry, Indian Fish Finger Sandwich, Rice Krispie Bhel Puri, and Million Dollar Dahl. Each recipe is written with clarity and pace in mind, favouring accessible supermarket ingredients and clever shortcuts over painstaking spice-grinding rituals. The result is food that's big on flavour but light, healthy, and genuinely doable after a full working day. Nisha's warm, encouraging voice runs throughout, turning what could be an intimidating cuisine into something joyfully approachable. This is less a formal cookbook and more an invitation to cook the way she does at home — instinctively, generously, and always with a focus on getting incredible food on the table fast.
- Over 100 recipes ready in 30 minutes or less
- Authentic Mowgli-style flavours adapted for home kitchens
- Clear, fuss-free instructions using accessible ingredients
- Sturdy hardback edition, ideal for everyday kitchen use or gifting
- Written by a bestselling chef, restaurateur, and TV personality
- Perfect for weeknight dinners, meal planning, or curry-loving friends
About the Author
Nisha Katona MBE is a British restaurateur, food writer, and television presenter best known as the founder of the Mowgli Street Food restaurant group. A former child protection barrister of 20 years, she brought her deep love of home-style Indian cooking to the public eye, building Mowgli into one of the UK's most celebrated Indian dining brands. She has authored several bestselling cookbooks and continues to champion honest, flavour-forward Indian food through television, writing, and her Mowgli Trust charity work.
Why You'll Love This Cookbook
Fast, fearless, and full of flavour, 30 Minute Mowgli proves brilliant Indian cooking doesn't need hours at the stove — just Nisha's know-how, a hot pan, and thirty spare minutes.
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