The Cardamom Trail: Delicious bakes inspired by India

by Chetna Makan

Overview

Explore a myriad of flavors in this vibrant baking book from Chetna Makan of BBC1's The Great British Bake Off

Chetna Makan is known for her unique recipes, which introduce colorful spices, aromatic herbs and other Indian ingredients into traditional Western baked favorites.

Whether it's a sponge cake with a cardamom and coffee filling; puff pastry bites filled with fenugreek paneer; a swirly bread rolled with citrusy coriander, mint and green mango chutney; or a steamed strawberry pudding flavored with cinnamon, Chetna's Indian influences will transform your baking from the familiar to the exotic, from the ordinary to the extraordinary.

Discover rare but precious traditional bakes from India, as well as new spice-infused recipes. Delve into the history of Indian herbs and spices and learn how to match foods and flavors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784727932
Publisher:	Octopus Books
Publication date:	11/30/2021
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,091,836
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Chetna Makan was born in Jabalpur, an ancient city in central India. She has a degree in fashion and worked in Mumbai as a fashion designer before moving to the UK in 2003. Chetna reached the semi-final of The Great British Bake Off in 2014, and her first book, The Cardamom Trail, is a celebration of baking with Indian flavors. She has a very popular YouTube channel 'Food with Chetna' where she shares her creative flair for food. Her other books, also published by Mitchell Beazley, include Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna's Healthy Indian, and Chetna's Healthy Indian Vegetarian.

Editorial Reviews

04/15/2016
On the fifth series of The Great British Bake Off (called The Great British Baking Show in the United States), contestant Makan wowed judges and audiences with her exotically spiced cakes, pastries, and puddings. Here, she delivers more of her signature recipes, including saffron meringue cake, masala chai baklava, cumin bread with smoked aubergine (eggplant), and coconut chutney. All of these recipes are presented in grams and ounces, and readers will need a scale to prepare them. Attractive images make it easy to visualize what less-familiar foods will look like when finished. VERDICT Bake Off fans will clamor for this debut. As a stand-alone baking book, Makan's work will appeal to readers who appreciated Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra's Sugar & Spice, Samantha Seneviratne's The New Sugar & Spice, and Ruby Tandoh's Crumb: The Baking Book.

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