Jikoni: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen by Ravinder Bhogal - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details:
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781526601445
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Age Range: Adult

Overview
Jikoni: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen is a vibrant, boundary-crossing cookbook from acclaimed chef and restaurateur Ravinder Bhogal. Blending the flavours of East Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and Britain, Bhogal celebrates the beautiful messiness of immigrant cooking. This brand new hardback is packed with colour photography and over a hundred recipes that refuse to sit neatly in one culinary tradition, making it a joyful, generous addition to any home cook's shelf.

About the Book
Named after the Kiswahili word for "kitchen", Jikoni is both memoir and cookbook, tracing Ravinder Bhogal's journey from Kenya, where she was born to Indian parents, to London, where her childhood palate collided head-on with a new culture. The result is food that is unapologetically hybrid: dishes that borrow from one tradition and remix it with another, creating something entirely her own. Expect playful, rebellious recipes such as Cauliflower Popcorn with Black Vinegar Dipping Sauce, Spicy Aubergine Salad with Peanuts, Herbs and Jaggery Fox Nuts, Skate with Lime Pickle Brown Butter, Tempura Samphire and Nori, Lamb and Aubergine Fatteh, and an irresistible Banana Cake served with Miso Butterscotch and Ovaltine Kulfi. Running across 304 pages, the book is organised to guide cooks from punchy snacks and salads through to comforting mains, sides and indulgent puddings, each recipe threaded with personal stories about migration, belonging and the way food can hold multiple homes at once. Bhogal's writing is warm, witty and unafraid of contradiction, much like the dishes themselves. It's an ideal gift for adventurous home cooks and fans of global cuisine.

• Over 100 boundary-pushing recipes blending South Asian, East African, Middle Eastern and British flavours
• Beautiful colour photography throughout across 304 pages
• Written by acclaimed chef and Jikoni restaurant founder Ravinder Bhogal
• Combines memoir-style storytelling with practical, achievable recipes
• Brand new hardback, perfect for gifting to food-loving friends and family
• A celebration of immigrant cuisine and cross-cultural cooking

About the Author
Ravinder Bhogal is a food writer, restaurateur, chef, journalist and stylist. She opened her acclaimed restaurant, Jikoni, in Marylebone, London, in September 2016. Her cooking spans flavours and culinary traditions from the Far East, South Asia, the Middle East, East Africa and Great Britain, celebrating the richness of immigrant cuisine. Bhogal has written several cookbooks and writes a regular column for the FT Weekend and Guardian Feast. She is a contributing editor at Harper's Bazaar and writes regularly for The Observer Magazine, The Guardian and Vogue online.

Why You'll Love This Cookbook
Jikoni is bursting with colour, personality and genuinely exciting flavour combinations. It's the perfect pick for cooks bored of the ordinary, offering permission to mix, borrow and reinvent - a joyful read as much as a practical kitchen companion.

Please Note: Please note the ISBN is for the UK edition. Cover shown may vary slightly from the edition dispatched.