Day Six – Anjum Anand and Nikki Bedi
Cooking Indian food would be complicated and time consuming, wouldn't it? And the end result would be unhealthy and swimming in oil – ok for a Friday night take-away, but hardly the thing for a mid-week dinner. And a cookery demonstration? Won't that be incredibly detailed, use dozens of ingredients I've never heard of and tell me off taking shortcuts or not chopping my onions finely enough?Well, no. Today's cookery demonstration with Guest Director and Indian food lover, Anjum Anand, is just like watching two girls talking in a kitchen, as she's interviewed by friend and TV personality Nikki Bedi. The interview covers her life and approach to cooking as a working mother and explains why she sees Indian cuisine as the healthiest of all, packed with spices and superfoods.
While she talks, she cooks a delicious looking (not to say smelling) curry, and the on-stage camera picks up on the details. She's full of practical tips without being didactic,and is such an evangelist for healthy, Indian food that it would be difficult not to be converted.
Woe betide anyone who should interrupt me while I'm trying to concentrate on cooking a meal, but Anjum makes it look effortless. The relaxed format works well; Anjum discusses all kinds of experiences and opinions and it makes a pleasant change from the straight-forward interviews and discussions of other events.
I leave with a recipe for a fail-safe five minute Indian dessert, a plethora of cooking tips and a determination to avoid the takeaway and make my next Indian meal for myself, not to mention an overwhelming urge for lunch - those delicious smells are too much!
Like to try a food event? Try L383 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on Sunday.
Laura Brand
Membership Scheme Manager
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