


She has family homes in Delhi and Calcutta and loves the regional and cultural traditions of Indian food with the passion of a real insider. Anjum also presented Anjum’s Spice Stories, a 12 part series, filmed in Australia and aired on SBS Food in 2016. Since then she has written six best-selling books on Indian Food Indian Food Made Easy (2007) – which topped the Amazon best sellers list (even knocking Harry Potter off the number 1 spot!) - Anjum's New Indian (2008), Anjum's Eat Right for Your Body Type (2010) - which won an award in Germany - "I Love Curry" (2010), Anjum's Vegetarian Feast (2012) and her most recent book Anjum's Quick & Easy Indian (2014).

She challenges fiercely the assertion that Indian food is a special occasion meal and is determined to make ‘cooking an Indian’ as common as rustling up a stir-fry.Īnjum was one of the first writers to create and write Indian recipes catering for the health-conscious cook and her first book, Indian Every Day: Light, Healthy Indian Food, was published in 2003. She has worked across the world in innovative restaurants such as Café Spice in New York, the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles, and the Park Royal Hotel’s Indian restaurant in New Delhi, but her real love is delicious and stylish food that is simple enough to cook at home. After gaining a European Business degree she decided to develop her interest in Indian cookery and, in particular, making her native food fresher, lighter and simpler to cook. Anjum Anand, award winning TV chef and cookery writer ABOUT ANJUMĪnjum Anand grew up in London but has also lived and studied in Geneva, Paris and Madrid.
