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The Curry Bible

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The Curry Bible by Nisha Katona MBE is a delightful guide to exploring the world of Indian cookery with ease and flavour. As one of the UK's leading voices in Indian food, Nisha shares her secrets for creating low-effort curries that pack a punch in terms... Read More
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The Curry Bible by Nisha Katona MBE is a delightful guide to exploring the world of Indian cookery with ease and flavour. As one of the UK's leading voices in Indian food, Nisha shares her secrets for creating low-effort curries that pack a punch in terms of taste.

In this book, Nisha invites you into her home, revealing how to cook delicious, big-flavour curries that require minimal time and effort. She proves that curry night can be any night of the week, showing you techniques to build flavour quickly. The book features simple, speedy versions of your curry house favourites, along with delicious dishes that may be less familiar to you.

Packed with Nisha's big flavour hacks, signature warmth, and passion for Indian cuisine, The Curry Bible offers 100 recipes from Nisha's home kitchen to yours. Discover how to enjoy rich, aromatic curries effortlessly with the help of one of the most respected names in Indian cookery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241811115

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 198.0mm

Height: 271.0mm

Weight: 938g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Liverpudlian-born Nisha Katona MBE (@NishaKatona) is the founder, executive chef and development chef of Mowgli Street Food restaurants and founder of the Mowgli Trust charity. Previously a full-time Barrister, Nisha used all her savings to open the first Mowgli Street Food restaurant in her home city of Liverpool in 2014 and has grown Mowgli into 27 restaurants across the UK, beloved for bringing fresh and tasty Indian home cooking to cities across the country. Mowgli Street Food is recognised as one of the nation's fastest growing companies according to The Sunday Times Fast Track 100. Mowgli was ranked in the Top 25 of the 'The UK's Top 100 Best Large Companies to work for' category at the 2023 Best Companies Awards, as well as being ranked in The Sunday Times 2024 Best Places to Work. Nisha films regularly for the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV and is a familiar face on This Morning, The Great British Menu, Lorraine, Sunday Brunch and Saturday Kitchen, whilst also hosting her own show on ITV, Nisha Katona's Home Kitchen. Nisha is the author of six cookbooks including The Spice Tree and The 30 Minute Mowgli. This is her 7th book.

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