Meera Sodha was born in Lincolnshire. Her recipe books are available on Amazon in Hardcover and Kindle editions.
Her parents were Indian but were based out of Uganda. Since her mother was an excellent cook, Meera has been surrounded by amazingly delicious food since a very early age. As per Meera, cooking is in her genes and it is something that she has inherited from her ancestors.
Apart from writing hugely successful books, Meera is a regular columnist for Associated Press and has occasionally written for renowned publications like the guardian, food 52.
One extremely quirky and out of the box activity of Meera includes her getting on the street to collaborate with greta brands and dishing out some amazing delicacies. Her repertoire of work includes Graze, The Thali Café, Gousto, so on and so forth.
The first book of Meera – Made in India was realised in the year 2014 and was published by Penguin. The success of the first book got Meera working on her next book, Fresh India, which came out in the year 2016. Her first book won her several accolades and also went on to be a top 10 bestseller in that market.
The best part about her book, ‘Made in India: Recipes from an Indian family kitchen’ is that it keeps up with its promise of simplifying the cooking process and tries to keep the recipes as simple and as wholesome as possible. This book has a total of 130 recipes include recipes like samosas, Indian curries, Indian puddings, so on and so forth.
The clitics have absolutely looked the book as it simplifies the entire process of Indian cooking. It has got a little something for everyone, from seasoned cooks to the beginners and that the biggest USP of the book. The cooking time of her recipes is on the lower side, about 30 minutes which is also a pull factor for the amateurs.
The ingredients mentioned are easily available and can be bought from the local grocery store or the nearest supermarket.
Meera has written at length about the food she grew up eating and the importance of each and every ingredient present in the process of cooking Indian food, from turmeric to cardamom.
Meera has also given alternatives which are quite clever and extremely helpful in case some ingredients are not available. Each recipe has some story of Meera along with it which makes the book and extremely enjoyable read.
If you are looking for a book for home like Indian food, look no more. This one’s the perfect one for you
