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Sanjana Feasts: The cookbook is here!

This coming week marks the release of my debut cookbook, Sanjana Feasts: Modern Indian Meals to Feed Your Soul, published by Unbound. It’s available to purchase on Amazon now. Click here to buy. Affiliate link. Here’s what it’s all about… Sanjana Feasts is a collection of dazzling recipes of modern Indian diaspora vegetarian and vegan …

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Patra and Sweetcorn Fried Rice

Patra and Sweetcorn Fried Rice is one of my go-to Indian vegetarian weeknight dinners. It takes 30 minutes to make from start to finish and boasts surprisingly big flavours given how low effort it is. It’s a quick and easy Indian fried rice using store-bought patra (spicy colocasia rolls) and corn. You can use frozen …

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Burnt Aubergine in Yoghurt (Dahi Varo Oro)

Learn how to make Burnt Aubergine in Yoghurt (Dahi Varo Oro). Flame-grilled aubergine, crunchy veg and yoghurt. A delicious Indian BBQ dish! Burnt Aubergine in Yoghurt (Dahi Varo Oro) is a treasure of a dish hailing from the Kathiawar Peninsula in Gujarat, western India. It boasts big flavours, but requires very few ingredients in comparison …

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Millionaire’s Tiramisu

Layers of espresso-soaked chocolate sponge, salted caramel, shortbread biscuit crumbs and rich mascarpone cream create the most deliciously decadent Millionaire’s Tiramisu. This is an eggless tiramisu recipe without shop-bought sponge fingers, so anyone following an egg-free diet can enjoy it. Add dark rum or whiskey to the espresso for a dessert that’s a little more …

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Vada Pav (East African Style)

Try my delicious recipe for Vada Pav (East African Style). They’re spicy potato fritters stuffed inside a soft bun with fresh kachumbari (bright, zesty salad) and tamarind chutney. Taking inspiration from India’s legendary street snack, Vada Pav, this recipe has both Indian and East African flavours, quite like my own mixed family background. This recipe …

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Coconut Mogo (Cassava in Coconut Milk)

Let’s make East African Coconut Mogo (Cassava in Coconut Milk), or Muhogo wa Nazi in Swahili. This is an East African stew of tender mogo (cassava) in a delicious and creamy coconut sauce. It’s delicious when you top it with raw mango chutney, dry coconut chutney, daal bhajia and crushed up salted crisps (potato chips) …

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