What I made: chile tofu; new potato, chard, and coconut curry; roasted paneer aloo gobi; honey, soy, and ginger braised tofu. It doesn't feel very fair to rate a cookbook before I've made anything from it, so the rating is based on the. Especially the tomato curry and Ben Ben noodles are terrific. Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes Meera Sodha's sprout nasi goreng. And this cookbook is excellent I'm 5 for 5 with recipes tried and liked and there are enough other ones I want to try that I bought the book. This is a rogue version of the Korean braised tofu called dubu jorim. I love all the sauces for noodles and the tofu dishes. I can only congratulate her on what she’s achieved because Meera Sodha’s East is not a veggie book, it’s a cookbook packed full of brilliant recipes that just happen not to include meat. It makes such a difference both to the flavour and textures in the dish. East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food. Meera Sodha's stunning new collection features brand-new recipes from a wide range of Asian cuisines. Drawing from her 'New Vegan' Guardian column, Meera Sodha's collection features brand-new recipes inspired by Asian cuisine - from India to Indonesia, Singapore … Meera Sodha (author of Made in India and Fresh India and The Guardian’s vegan columnist) has just released a stunning new cookbook, East. We added extra chilli too, for a proper kick. The book is 100% vegetarian, and most of the recipes either are vegan or can be made vegan, but there are eggs and dairy used in the book. Drawing from her 'New Vegan' Guardian column, Meera Sodha's collection features brand-new recipes inspired by Asian cuisine - from India to Indonesia, Singapore to Japan, by way of China, Thailand, and Vietnam. The sections include salads, noodles, curries, rice, tofu, legumes, sides, sweet, condiments, and snacks a. I love this cookbook. The rogue ingredient is pear, which adds lovely body and a sweetness to the dish. Masala omelette. More misses than hits :(. (Re) Starting out on the Manchester Drinking Scene, Afternoon Tea at The Edgbaston, Birmingham. The picture really doesn’t do this dish justice. We’ve finally got to the end of our chard harvest (chardvest?) If you LOVE CUMIN, and like tika masala, and madras curry, this is the cookbook for you. Boasting a wide range of dishes from India to Thailand to Japan and a host of other countries, this is a celebration of Asian cuisine like no other. Strawberry and fennel seed kulfi. Full of attractively enticing recipes. Meera Sodha has rocked my cooking world with this book! ... East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing by Meera Sodha (Fig Tree, £20) Try this recipe from the book. Meera Sodha's stunning new collection features brand-new recipes from a wide range of Asian cuisines. Each chapter also features a useful intro with notes and where necessary, annotated guides. And she has a real, relaxed infectious charm. I have not yet begun to cook from it but it appears to have everything I was looking for when I ordered it - fast, plant-based recipes that will have tons of flavor. East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food. Everything I have made was so delicious and easily prepared. East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food. It's called East. East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing Meera Sodha. There are noodles, curries, rice dishes, tofu, salads, sides, and sweets, all easy to make and bursting with exciting flavors. It's an Indian cookbook with a few token recipes from other parts of Asia. I haven't been able to put it down and have tried recipes from it everyday since and they have all worked well and been absolutely delicious and like nothing I have tasted before! Many recipes do contain coconut oil, coconut milk, mainly rapeseed oil and/or sugar. Your email address will not be published. At times I thought we’d never get to the end of the seemingly never ending leaves and I was starting to put it in pretty much everything I made, whether it belonged there or not. Cookbook review: East by Meera Sodha. I’ll be using for many years to come! The book itself is a riot of colour with bright, tasty photography and easy to follow recipes. I really, really regret not having snapped up a copy of East before lockdown - so many friends seem to have posted pictures from it! For anyone who wants to get into cooking, I feel like she does an incredible job of designing recipes that are plant forward and telling little stories along the way. Meera Sodha on kimchi pancakes, the wonders of peanut butter and her new book: listen now . With all the positive reviews, I was a bit hyped. This one (in comparison to some other dishes in the book) is a labour of love. Her words are beautifully written, making this feel more than just a collection of recipes. I got this from the library, and have renewed it 5 times. East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food. Enticing, inviting and delicious. Borrowing from the library and buying when they are excellent. This cookbook is a collaboration between Sodha and the East Asian and South East Asian home cooks and gourmet chefs who inspired her along the way. Wow, you make this cookbook sound quite compelling, and I can’t wait to try the potato and chard curry. Buy book Fresh India 130 Quick Easy and Delicious Vegetarian Recipes for Every Day 9781250123831, by Meera Sodha. Drawing from her 'New Vegan' Guardian column, Meera Sodha's collection features brand-new recipes inspired by Asian cuisine - from India to Indonesia, Singapore to Japan, by way of China, Thailand, and Vietnam. That are some min points from me. A lovely book. I love the look of that caramelized onion and chili ramen! Some really nice rice dishes too... just halve the amount of rice, says serves 4... more like 8! This was in a stack of cookbooks I checked out from the library and it was the one book I’m buying for myself. There are warming noodles, curries, rice dishes, tofu, salads, I always tab them too, for future ease. We have this book some time now. And it’s delicious. by Fig Tree, East: 120 Vegetarian and Vegan recipes from Bangalore to Beijing. Cookbook review: East by Meera Sodha. I took food writer Meera Sodha’s cookbook East: 120 Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing for a spin in the kitchen by testing out two of the book’s recipes. This cookbook is a collaboration between Sodha and the East Asian and South East Asian home cooks and gourmet chefs who inspired her along the way. Started my 2021 'Cook the Book' plan early. OTHER BOOKS. About East by Meera Sodha. Love this book! Modern, vibrant, fuss-free food made from British ingredients but with an Eastern slant, East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food.Drawing from her 'New Vegan' Guardian column, Meera Sodha's stunning new collection also features plenty of brand-new recipes inspired by a wide range of Asian cuisines. This cookbook is a collaboration between Sodha and the East Asian and South East Asian home cooks and gourmet chefs who inspired her along the way. Modern, vibrant, fuss-free food made from British ingredients but with an Eastern slant, East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food.Drawing from her 'New Vegan' Guardian column, Meera Sodha's stunning new collection also features plenty of brand-new recipes inspired by a wide range of Asian cuisines. Soup recipe: Meera Sodha’s Caramelized Onion and Chile Ramen Girl Scout cookie sales start this week, and this is the new cookie Progressive Indian bistro Aurum opens in … The vibrancy of the book production matches the vibrancy of the cuisine and enthusiasm of the writer. If you’re looking for a plant-based dish that’s exciting, intensely flavorful, and literally takes minutes to make, Meera Sodha’s got you covered. At the back, there’s also an ingredient glossary which can be handy when you’re learning about things you’ve not tried before, like chinkiang vinegar or kombu. Scroll down to see how I got on… wow i am going to eat LITERALLY EVERY RECIPE in this book. UK delivery from £3.99 share. One of the easy to follow kind of recipe book....The language used and the recipe explained is so easy to understand also I must say most of the ingredients are easily available or can be substituted making it a useful read. In her introduction, Meera talks openly at her joy at writing a vegan recipes column for the guardian (from which this book grew) despite actually not being a vegan herself. Scroll down to see how I got on… Ellie Donnell. In my pick for 2020’s recipe of the year, Meera Sodha taps into the iconic flavor combination—which is the backbone of the Bombay sandwich, a … This cookbook is a collaboration between Sodha and the East Asian and South East Asian home cooks and gourmet chefs who inspired her along the way. Not a fan of this book. When not travelling round India, collecting recipes, Meera Sodha chefs, writes and lives in London. In my pick for 2020’s recipe of the year, Meera Sodha taps into the iconic flavor combination—which is the backbone of the Bombay sandwich, a … There are no discussion topics on this book yet. A quick note to start it all off- normally I only include all-vegan content on my website, but East by Meera Sodha is an exception I’m willing to make. East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food. She can take a packet of noodles, some peanut butter and a hunk of tofu and work magic. Meera Sodha has rocked my cooking world with this book! I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to the release of a cookbook more than Meera Sodha’s EAST.I fell in love with Meera’s previous book Fresh India back in 2017, and have eagerly followed her weekly column of vegan recipes in The Guardian.Some of those recipes ended up in EAST; some were vegan adaptations of recipes from Fresh India (the cauliflower korma is a particular favourite). This book is the total opposite, I am so excited to get through every recipe! and this curry really helped. I was so excited to cook from it but haven't found anything I would love to make again. East by Meera Sodha. It felt filling and luxurious and is something I’d consider making for friends. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Vegetarian and vegan. The problem with veggie/vegan cookbooks is it often feels like the author is struggling to come up with non-. Welcome back. East is a must-have whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delicious meat-free food. Each recipe I've made felt very flat and flavorless. So far I’ve cooked seven dishes from the book and we’ve enjoyed every single one. Chickpea pancakes with lime-pickled paneer. Looking beyond India to East Asia and South East Asia, Meera found incredible inspiration for how to shift vegetables from the side to the center of the plate.