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East

East

120 Easy and Delicious Asian-inspired Vegetarian and Vegan recipes

Summary

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

The perfect Christmas gift for foodies! Whether vegan, veggie or simply an avid home cook, this exquisitely designed cookbook is full of simple recipes that will have every recipient swooning.


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Modern, vibrant, easy-to-make food. 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 collection features brand-new recipes inspired by Asian cuisine - from India to Indonesia, Singapore to Japan, by way of China, Thailand, and Vietnam.

With 120 practical and mouth-watering recipes, learn how to make:

- ROASTED PANEER ALOO GOBI for a quick Monday-night dinner
- CARAMELIZED ONION AND CHILLI RAMEN straight from the store-cupboard
- THE SODHA FAMILY MASALA OMELETTE to serve up a home-made brunch
- SALTED MISO BROWNIES as a sweet treat

There are seasonal specialities, warming noodles and curries, tofu and rice dishes as well as salads, sides and sweets - all practical and surprisingly easy to make - and bursting with exciting flavours.
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'Meera can take a packet of noodles, some peanut butter and a hunk of tofu and work magic. East is the vegetable book for people who aren't vegetarian. A joy - I want to cook every dish' DIANA HENRY

'Fabulous' NIGELLA LAWSON

'She has a seemingly magic ability to tell you exactly the detail you need to make a dish sing. This book is a godsend' BEE WILSON, SUNDAY TIMES

'Enticing, inviting and delicious. Vegan and vegetarian dishes that are hard to resist (and why should you?)' YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

Reviews

  • Inspired by a dizzying range of Asian cuisine, Meera Sodha leads foodies on a meat-free expedition, taking in everywhere from Thailand and Japan to Singapore and India
    i Best Cook Books of 2019

About the author

Meera Sodha

Meera Sodha is a cook and a food writer, renowned for her Asian-inspired, meat-free recipes. She writes the Guardian’s weekly ‘The New Vegan’ column, and is the author of three best-selling cookbooks: Made in India, Fresh India and East. She cooks, writes and lives in London with her husband and two children.
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