These cookbooks document recipes from India’s slums
5 years ago

These cookbooks document recipes from India’s slums

The Hindu  

At the recent German Christmas Market in Delhi, a cookbook titled Recipes from an Urban Village by Charmaine O’Brien caught my eye at The Hope Project’s stall. There are several such publications: Amanda Clegg and Victoria Byrne’s Hope & Spice, Anna Kochan’s Rice and Spice: A Bengali Food Adventure in Kolkata. The recipes of the women from slums in Dharavi find a place in Prajna Desai’s The Indecisive Chicken ; those of Mumbai’s Kalwa slum find a place in Masala Mamas. From the UK, Amanda Clegg and Victoria Byrne recorded authentic recipes and stories of transformation from the slums of Delhi, the proceeds of which go to Asha Society.

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