MASALA FESTIVAL Cooking Demo with Chetna Makan
Time: 1:15pm
Venue: Food Nation, Byker
Tickets: Demo £10/£7 To book email GemArts info@gemarts.org or purchase here.

Join former Great British Bake Off 2014 contestant and author of The Cardamon Trail, Chetna Makan as she guides us through authentic, mouth-watering recipes from her new book (Chai Chaat & Chutney: a street food journey through India). Chetna has travelled to the four corners of India - Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai - sampling the varieties of street food on offer.

Taking inspiration from the street, Chetna has created delicious recipes that are simple to cook at home. The result is a completely fresh take on Indian cuisine. 

Take this opportunity to ask Chetna your foodie questions, and learn about South Asian cuisine from a true expert.

A cooking demonstration during which Chetna will cook 3 recipes and share her top tips and techniques, with samples of dishes to taste. 

Please advise of food allergies before booking.
  
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, was a celebration of baking with Indian flavours. She has a very popular YouTube channel ‘Food with Chetna’ where she shares her creative flair for food, collaborating regularly with Jamie Oliver’s FoodTube.

Image: Nassim Rothacker and Keith James

 

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