Mowgli Street Food: Stories and recipes from the Mowgli Street Food restaurants

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From the Mowgli Chip Butty to the iconic Yoghurt Chat Bombs, Mother Butter Chicken to Calcutta Tangled Greens, this is the definitive collection of over 100 of Mowgli's signature street food dishes to recreate at home. She can be seen sharing her passion for simple, honest cookery on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Radio 4.

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The face of Indian cuisine and dining across the UK is undergoing a real shift thanks to a select number of individuals like Nisha Katona, favouring traditional flavours and dishes eaten in homes and restaurants across India or in this case the meals shared in the Katona household in Lancashire. Add the chopped aubergine and potato with the salt and stir together before adding the chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, spices and the sugar. Tom Kerridge, Nisha Katona and Ed Gamble announced as new judging panel on BBC Two's Great British Menu" (Press release). And indulge in desserts, drinks and cocktails such as the Cardamom Custard Tart or a Sweet Delhi Diazepam.Add the lentils, plus their soaking liquid, and 350ml/12fl oz/scant 11/2 cups of the boiling water to the pan. From the tooting horns of rickshaw drivers swerving ambling cows in the road, to the colourfully dressed women in saris that looked fit for a celebration, arriving in the heart of India is a true sensory explosion.

House Chicken Curry from Mowgli Street Food by Nisha Katona

Our favourite dish was the roasted cauliflower korma and we loved trying out puddings like peanut kulfi and pistachio cake. With recipes on how to make your own Garam Masala spice blend, ginger paste and Masala sauce, this cookbook is an absolute must for those who want to nail the basics of Indian cooking as well as create impressive dishes for their friends and family. I used a very spicy garlic chilli chutney instead of the mowgli chutney on the roti and as a dip on the plate. With my new found love for black cardamom, the Mowgli old-fashioned is unlike any old-fashioned you’ve ever tried, sweet, smoky and very potent.

From the Mowgli Chip Butty to the iconic Yogurt Chat Bombs, Mother Butter Chicken to Calcutta Tangled Greens, this is the definitive collection of Mowgli’s signature street food dishes to recreate at home. Try delicious snacks such as Fenugreek Kissed Fries or a Masala Wrap, and spice up your dinner with a whole host of delicious dahls. This opening chapter is packed with traditional Indian fare; bhel puri, onion bhajis but equally so many are uniquely Mowgli recipes, the treacle tamarind fries and the chip butty are great examples of Nisha’s own tastes bringing a new twist. These dishes convey the truth that real Indian food is extremely healthy, often vegan, and always packed with fresh flavour. This dish was borne out of my fury when I paid through the nose for a teaspoon of popcorn chicken at a drive thru.

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This is a vegetarian take on the classic Parsi dish of meat (usually mutton) cooked in a lentil and vegetable base, known as dhansak. Nisha, a dedicated curry evangelist, has fond hopes for Mowgli's growth and she still hand trains each new Mowgli chef. Nisha's recipes turn conventional curry stereotypes on their heads and convey the truth that real Indian food is healthy, often vegan and always packed with fresh flavour. Add the cauliflower florets, ground turmeric, chilli powder, coriander, mustard, salt and sugar and give everything a good mix together until the cauliflower is fully coated with the spices. In 2008, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport appointed her as a trustee of National Museums Liverpool where she sat on the full board, along with audit and marketing.Although some of the dishes appear complicated, the clear step-by-step instructions (alongside photography that’ll make your stomach grumble) make it easy to follow by both novices and culinary experts.

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I only make this at home when we have guests, otherwise the uncompromising aromas waft up the drive and can frighten the neighbours. If you’re after a comprehensive guide to Indian food then look no further than this cookbook packed with over 1000 recipes from every region in the vast country. Nisha will be hosting a book signing at the Deansgate branch of Waterstones Friday 27 April, make sure you book your tickets here.In July 2021, Katona was selected to join the newly formed Hospitality Council, a team of leading industry experts assembled to deliver the government’s Hospitality Strategy. The first Mowgli restaurant opened in Liverpool in late 2014, blowing away the critics and forming legions of fans.