Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul by Asma Khan

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  • Onion fritters (Pyaz ke pakora) (page 30)

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    • Categories: Fried doughs; Appetizers / starters; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: onions; gram flour; ghee; chilli powder; ground turmeric
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  • Spiced potato balls in chickpea batter (Aloo bonde) (page 32)

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    • Categories: Fried doughs; Quick / easy; Snacks; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: potatoes; coriander leaves; mint leaves; green chillies; gram flour; ghee; chilli powder; ground turmeric
    • Accompaniments: Red chutney (Lal chutney)
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  • Red chutney (Lal chutney) (page 34)

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  • Coriander and mint chutney (Dhania pudina chutney) (page 35)

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  • Chicken seekh kabab grilled with ginger and pickled shallots (Murgh seekh kabab) (page 36)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: boneless skinless chicken thighs; fresh ginger; pickled shallots; ghee; lemon juice; chilli powder
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  • Fish kabab (Macchi kabab) (page 38)

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    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: firm white fish fillets; ground turmeric; white bread; red onions; fresh ginger; coriander leaves; chilli; egg; green chillies
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  • Spicy scrambled eggs (Khagheena) (page 40)

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    • Categories: Egg dishes; Breakfast / brunch; Entertaining & parties; Valentine's Day / romantic; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: white onions; tomatoes; green chillies; eggs; chilli powder; ground turmeric; fresh coriander
    • Accompaniments: Wholemeal bread (Chapati)
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  • Eggs in tamarind gravy (Khatteh ande) (page 42)

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    • Categories: Curry; Egg dishes; Main course; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: hard-boiled eggs; onions; fresh ginger; ground turmeric; chilli powder; tamarind extract; fresh coriander
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  • Potatoes with peas (Aloo mattar sabzi) (page 46)

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    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cumin seeds; dried red chillies; ground turmeric; frozen peas; white potatoes
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  • Pumpkin coconut soup (Kaddu nariyal shorba) (page 48)

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    • Categories: Soups; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: dried red chillies; fennel seeds; star anise; white onion; fresh ginger; garlic cloves; pumpkin; coconut cream; thick coconut milk
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  • Spinach with spiced yoghurt (Saag ka raita) (page 50)

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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: spinach leaves; cumin seeds; Greek-style yoghurt; chilli powder; pomegranate seeds
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  • Fish korma (Machher korma)

    Fish korma (Machher korma) (page 52)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Curry; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: saffron strands; ghee; white onion; cinnamon stick; bay leaves; green cardamom pods; fresh ginger; medium chilli powder; Greek-style yoghurt; slivered almonds; skinless boneless fish fillets
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  • Ma’s prawns (page 56)

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    • Categories: Curry; Quick / easy; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: mustard oil; onions; ginger paste; garlic paste; ground turmeric; chilli powder; ground cumin; ground coriander; green chillies; fresh coriander; raw peeled prawns
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  • Spicy sesame potatoes (Til wale aloo) (page 58)

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    • Categories: Side dish; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: Jersey Royal potatoes; dried red chillies; sesame seeds; ground turmeric
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  • Friendship bread (Dosti roti) (page 60)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Indian
    • Ingredients: chapati flour
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  • Fresh gooseberry chutney (Amla chutney) (page 62)

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    • Categories: Chutneys, pickles & relishes; Indian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: gooseberries; raisins; red onion; green chilli; orange juice; honey
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  • Skewered beef in gravy (Hussainy curry) (page 64)

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    • Categories: Curry; Main course; British; Indian
    • Ingredients: Greek-style yoghurt; ground turmeric; beef; garlic paste; ginger paste; onions; chilli powder
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  • Prawns with peas and potatoes (Chingri aloo mattar chorchori) (page 66)

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    • Categories: Curry; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: kalonji seeds; ground turmeric; chilli powder; green chillies; onions; raw peeled prawns; white potatoes; fresh peas
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  • Sweet drops in syrup (Meethi boondi) (page 68)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Fried doughs; Sauces for desserts; Dessert; Indian
    • Ingredients: gram flour; green cardamom pods; ghee; cloves; sugar; saffron strands
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  • Coconut ladoo (page 70)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Candy / sweets; Indian
    • Ingredients: fresh coconut; caster sugar; ground cardamom; chopped nuts of your choice; rose petals
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  • Mini lamb koftas with mint yoghurt dip (page 78)

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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: minced beef; minced lamb; onions; fresh ginger; garlic cloves; ground turmeric; chilli powder; green chillies; chaat masala; eggs; yoghurt; mint leaves
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  • Spicy marinated fish fillets (Masala fish fry)

    Spicy marinated fish fillets (Masala fish fry) (page 80)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: haddock fillets; garlic cloves; green chilli; ground turmeric; ground coriander; chilli flakes; limes
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  • Wholemeal bread (Chapati) (page 82)

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  • Bengali-style prawns with spinach (Palong shak chingri) (page 86)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Curry; Main course; Indian
    • Ingredients: ground turmeric; chilli powder; brown onions; ginger paste; garlic paste; red chillies; spinach leaves; raw peeled king prawns
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  • Aubergine fritters (Baingan pakora) (page 88)

    from Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul Ammu by Asma Khan

    • Categories: Fried doughs; Appetizers / starters; Indian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: aubergine; gram flour; ground turmeric; chilli powder; vegetable oil
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  • Chicken with fenugreek leaves (Methi chicken)

    • TrishaCP on December 22, 2022

      I had to make some adjustments (no onions) due to current dietary restrictions, but I thought this was incredibly delicious. There was just the right amount of fenugreek to perfume but not overwhelm the dish. I used ground byadgi chile and whole sannam chiles and I thought the heat level was perfect.

    • klipper on July 16, 2023

      Wonderful - it’s like the best flavours of a Murgh Makhani without all the butter & cream. It’s quicker, too! I ended up doubling the amount of methi, as I love its earthy flavour and the depth it brings. Huge hit with the family.

  • Chickpea pulao (Channa pulao)

    • lkgrover on August 23, 2022

      Good, flavorful rice dish with chickpeas & onions. Served with this book's Chicken with fenugreek leaves.

  • Potatoes, cauliflower and peas (Aloo gobi mattar)

    • Lepa on September 27, 2022

      This was very bland and disappointing. We barely finished what was on our plates.

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  • ISBN 10 1529148146
  • ISBN 13 9781529148145
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  • Published Mar 17 2022
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 256
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Ebury

Publishers Text

A new cookbook from the star of Netflix's Chef's Table and one of the world's most prominent female chefs

A heart-warming cookbook of comforting aromatic Indian flavors: Indian food from home, cooked with heart.

Ammu is a collection of recipes from Asma Khan’s childhood, her Indian family kitchen. It is a celebration of where she comes from, of home cooking, and the inextricable link between food and love. It is also a chance for Asma to honor her ammu mother and to share with us the recipes that made her and rooted her to home.

This book is a joyful celebration of memories of food, and its power to heal, restore, and comfort. It includes her ammu's comfort food from childhood, the recipes with which she was taught to cook, celebratory food for special occasions, and slow-cooked recipes passed through the generations of her family.

The recipes and the memories she shares all possess something that is universal: food is a way for us to have this conversation about how similar we all are how it connects us and unites us beyond differing appearances, accents, races and backgrounds. With stunning food and family photos, this cookbook is a must-have for cooks and lovers of Indian food.

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