My ancestors created effortlessly vibrant, crave-able dishes with humble, wholesome ingredients that were valued to the point of reverence. At a corner table in Jikoni – where ingredients are British and inspiration global, and where one has to make impossible decisions between dishes such as whipped feta with beetroot Gujarati cake, butternut squash pakoras and crispy aubergine with Sichuan caramel – Bhogal is brimming with enthusiasm for her latest project.

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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. From the IACP award-winning author of Jikoni, a cookbook celebrating indulgence in vegetarian and vegan home cooking. In between bites of golden chickpea chips dunked in Bengali tomato chutney, Ravinder Bhogal is remembering her first experience of cooking.

Whether you want to spend less time in the kitchen, lose weight, save money, or simply eat healthier, meal prep is a convenient and practical option and your family can savor nutritious, delicious, homemade food even on your busiest days. With no household mixing allowed, just she and her husband started producing 65 vegetarian meals a day for King’s College hospital. Perfect for: flexitarians, busy home cooks, those looking to cut down on food waste, and anyone in need of fresh, healthy, and nutritious recipes. It's one of those books in which I immediately marked more than a dozen recipes to try, and the first on my list amazed me with its brilliance … [the Cacio e Pepe soup] was magic. Recipes celebrating vegetarianism and vegan cooking are interspersed with short essays and meditations on food.

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It's well-proven that a diet centering fruits, vegetables, beans, grains, and nuts is healthier for us and our planet, but talks of decreasing global meat and dairy intake have for too long been tied to narratives of culinary sacrifice. 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. Comfort and Joy is a fresh take on vegetarian and vegan cooking; not geared towards health or denial but indulging all the senses with a decadent global larder.These flavorful cheddar biscuits are such a versatile side with their flaky layers and cheesy goodness. With Bhogal's creative, approachable, veg-centric recipes for home cooks, each recipe in Comfort and Joy is the key to a new culinary life where wellness and indulgence are allies, deep frying is vegetable baptism, and "the vegetarian option" is always first choice. From Miso Mushroom Carbonara and Crispy Aubergine with Spicy Caramel Sauce to Strawberry Falooda Cake, this is food as pursuit of pleasure. From Mango and Golden Coin Curry, Shiro Miso Udon Mushroom and Kale Carbonara to Strawberry Falooda Milk Cake, this is food as pursuit of pleasure.

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I normally use a 2 1/2″ biscuit cutter and get 12 biscuits out of a recipe using 2 cups flour, so using your recipe for Cheddar Biscuits will probably get at least 15 if not more biscuits. Bloomsbury has landed a second cookbook from award-winning author, journalist, chef and restaurateur Ravinder Bhogal. Full of savory vegetarian recipes with an Indian flavor profile that are perfect for flavor-seeking foodies.Those familiar with Melissa Hemsley’s cookbooks, columns, and social media presence will know that “feel good food” has always been her guiding principle. Loaded With Flavor– The tangy notes of buttermilk combined with cheddar cheese and a pinch of cayenne pepper elevates the flavor of biscuits to a whole new level. 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. Rowan Yapp, who was this week made head of Bloomsbury Lifestyle, acquired world rights to Comfort and Joy from Felicity Blunt and Sabhbh Curran at Curtis Brown.

An interview with chef Ravinder Bhogal founder of Jikoni

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.Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Raw, modern and sensual, Comfort and Joy applies Ravinder's creative ingenuity to approachable veg-centric recipes for home cooks. Whether you use a mixer or make the dough by hand, you’ll have golden brown warm biscuits on the table in no time. For Ravinder, food should be made and shared with abundance in mind, and this sense of pleasure is conveyed on every page.