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Chetna Makan

    This author discovered her passion for baking after her interest in cooking expanded following the birth of her children. A creative yet meticulous baker, she finds baking a perfect outlet for her creativity. She draws inspiration from her mother’s culinary skills, which taught her about flavors, and she embraces experimenting with new techniques and taste combinations.

    Chetna's Healthy Indian
    Chai, Chaat & Chutney
    Chetna's Healthy Indian: Vegetarian
    Chetna's Easy Baking
    Chetna's Indian Feasts
    Chetna's 30 Minute Indian: Quick and Easy Everyday Meals
    • 2024

      Simple and delicious vegetarian recipes from award-winning food writer Chetna Makan

      Easy Indian Vegetarian
    • 2023

      Delicious feasts for every occasion from the queen of Indian home cooking, The Great British Bake Off's Chetna Makan

      Chetna's Indian Feasts
    • 2022

      A brand-new baking collection from Bake Off's Chetna Makan, with over 80 deliciously-tempting recipes that combine her love of simple home cooking with creative flavor twists.Chetna's popular and accessible style has charmed millions of people since her first appearance on our screens in The Great British Bake Off. Since then, she has written several bestselling cookbooks that combine her creative flavors with a love of simple Indian home cooking.In this new collection, Chetna showcases delicious sweet and savory bakes which have easy-to-find ingredients and simple-to-follow methods, but a special flavor twist to make your bakes sing and shine. That could be a spice you might not expect, such as star anise in a tarte Tatin, a fusion of global incidences such as Masala Focaccia, or a twist on a classic, such as a drizzle cake dazzling with mango and ginger. Proving once again that simple baking methods are the best, Chetna's inspirational recipes are a joy to make and share with your favorite people.RECIPES INCLUDE: Cherry Almond Honey Cake Onion Masala Focaccia Orange & Cinnamon Savarin Raspberry Coconut Cheesecake Saffron Fennel Pound Cake Peanut Masala Tear and Share Bread Mango & Lime Meringue Pie

      Chetna's Easy Baking
    • 2021

      80 brilliant, flavor-packed Indian recipes to make in 30 minutes or lessChetna Makan's bestselling cookbooks combine her creative flavor twists with a love of simple Indian home cooking. Taking inspiration from the eclectic tastes of Indian cuisine, these tempting recipes can all be on the table and ready to eat in less than 30 minutes. Featuring fabulous salads, traditional fast snacks, imaginative toppings for toasts, delicious dals, comforting veggie, fish and meat curries, all-in-one rice dishes, surprising raitas and dips as well as indulgent desserts, there are speedy options for every occasion.With useful meal plans included, dishes can be enjoyed on their own or paired together and cooked quickly for an easy feast to enjoy with friends. No complicated methods, just delicious, vibrant and varied food that the whole family can enjoy every single night of the week and in little to no time at all.

      Chetna's 30 Minute Indian: Quick and Easy Everyday Meals
    • 2020
    • 2019

      Chetna's Healthy Indian

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      80 deliciously healthy Indian-inspired recipes that are both family friendly and full of flavour.

      Chetna's Healthy Indian
    • 2017

      Chai, Chaat & Chutney

      • 239 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Explore exciting new recipes from the streets of India's four biggest cities. Explore exciting new recipes from the streets of India's four biggest cities.

      Chai, Chaat & Chutney
    • 2016

      The Cardamom Trail

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      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 flavoured 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.

      The Cardamom Trail