Chetna Makan: 5 Ingredient Indian
From Cooking the Books with Gilly Smith by Gilly Smith
May 28, 2026 · 28 min · Season 26 · Episode 4
About this episode
Gilly Smith interviews Chetna Makan about her new book '5 Ingredient Indian' and simplifying Indian cooking.
This week, we’re off to lunch with Chetna Makan, the Bake Off semi finalist who has become one of our national treasures with her massive YouTube channel, Food with Chetna . Her latest book 5 Ingredient Indian is yet another way of making Indian food simple enough to cook for quick weekday suppers while keeping all the flavour. Pop over to Substack for Extra Bites of Chetna, and a recipe from the book. And if you like what you hear on this ad and sponsor free podcast, you can contribute to the Economy of Kindness by clicking here to contribute a little something, or here to become a paid subscriber on Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Gilly Smith
Guest: Chetna Makan
Topics covered
- Indian cuisine
- cooking simplicity
- YouTube cooking
- weekday meals
- recipe sharing
Keywords
- Chetna Makan
- 5 Ingredient Indian
- Indian food
- cooking
- YouTube
- recipes
- weekday suppers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Food with Chetna
Books & works: 5 Ingredient Indian
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