Unlock bold flavours and transform your home cooking with 5 Ingredient Indian by Chetna Makan. This Hamlyn hardcover cookbook proves that creating authentic, flavourful Indian dishes from scratch doesn't have to be complicated, requiring only five simple ingredients per recipe. Chetna Makan utilizes her signature spice blends—which you prepare once and use for months—to simplify complex tastes.

From recreating your favourite takeaway meals to preparing easy snacks and impressive desserts, this collection makes Indian cuisine accessible to everyone.

• Features recipes requiring only five main ingredients.
• Includes instructions for making 5 easy signature spice blends to build flavour foundations.
• Covers a wide range of Indian dishes, including main courses, dals, snacks, and sweets.
• Endorsed by Chris Evans: 'A great book'.

• Main Meals: Tandoori Roast Chicken, Cod Fish Curry, Palak Paneer.
• Dals: Palak Dal (Spinach Lentils), Whole Masoor Dal (Brown Lentils).
• Snacks: Masala Papad, Sev (Gram Flour Noodles), Onion Pakora, Crispy Aubergine, Paneer Vada.
• Sweets: Saffron Rice Pudding (Saffron Kheer), Rasgulla, Wholemeal Laddoo.
• Breads: Roti, Paratha, Uttapam.

• Spice blends to build the foundations of your meals
• Snacks
• Vegetables (Veg)
• Dals
• Fish
• Chicken
• Rice
• Breads
• Chutneys and Salads
• Sweets

• Author: Chetna Makan
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Print Length: 224 pages
• ISBN-10: 0600639762
• ISBN-13: 978-0600639763
• Dimensions: 193mm x 239mm x 23mm (approx. 19.3 x 23.9 x 2.3 cm)
• Weight: 816g
• Publication Date: 21 May 2026

Bring an effortless taste of India into your kitchen with Chetna Makan's collection of simple, impressive dishes.