Comfort and Joy: Irresistible pleasures from a vegetarian kitchen

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There is so much I want to make and eat within its pages-from the okra fries with kale-the mango gold coin curry-the strawberry faluda cheesecake-and blissfully a whole chapter on Bread. From dips to dhals and pastas to puddings, the pages are filled with familial narrative; of grandmothers, mothers, sisters and aunts, of shared recipes and communal cooking. Her writing is surely some of the best in Britain today… this is a gamechanger in vegetarian cookbooks' - Gilly Smith, Cooking the Books podcast You may also be interested in. Ravinder Bhogal's Comfort And Joy is a revelation-you will never look at "the vegetarian option” in the same way after diving into her inventive, bewitching and mouth watering book. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin.

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 book has something for everyone seeking comfort and joy, not just on our tables but in our lives too.We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. For Ravinder, food should be made and shared with abundance in mind, and this sense of pleasure is conveyed on every page.

Im pretty good at gauging a recipe just from reading it so Im confidently judging this to be a good book based on having read through it. Raw, modern and sensual, Comfort and Joy applies Ravinder’s creative ingenuity to approachable veg-centric recipes for home cooks. Her debut book Cook in Boots (HarperCollins, 2009) won the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for the UK's Best First Cookbook and was awarded the first runners-up prize of the World's Best First Cookbook at the Paris Cookbook Fair in February 2010. Ravinder brings the textures, colours, and tastes of this cuisine to life, adding surprising twists along the way. From the first page to the last, every dish looks mouth-wateringly delicious and I have tasted a few!

With decadent, craveable recipes that bring together crisp okra fries with curry leaf mayonnaise, earthy roasted beet salad with blood orange and creamy burrata, whipped feta with tomatoes confit, and so much more, deep frying will prove to be vegetable baptism—and produce literacy prove to be the key to a new culinary life where wellness and indulgence are not nemeses. Ravinder Bhogal's Comfort And Joy is a revelation-you will never look at "the vegetarian option" in the same way after diving into her inventive, bewitching and mouth watering book. Born in Kenya, to Indian parents, Ravinder Bhogal's food is inspired by her mixed heritage and the UK's diverse immigrant culture.

I already have Ravinder’a other cook books so was quick to purchase this one knowing how much I love the others.Raw, modern and sensual, Comfort and Joy applies Ravinder's creative ingenuity to approachable veg-centric recipes for home cooks. And the recipe I’m delightedly sharing with you today is her Pea, Preserved Lemon and Mint Dip with Radish Salsa, which ticks all the boxes for me!