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Home | Chetna Makan

Chetna Makan

Chetna Makan was born in Jabalpur, an ancient city in central India. She has a degree in fashion and worked in Mumbai as a fashion designer before moving to the UK in 2003. Chetna reached the semi-final of The Great British Baking Show in 2014, and her first book, The Cardamom Trail, is a celebration of baking with Indian flavours. She has a very popular YouTube channel ‘Food with Chetna’ where she shares her creative flair for food. @chetnamakan

A partially cut loaf of tomato focaccia on a sheet of parchment on a wooden cutting board with a knife on the side.

Spicy Tomato Focaccia

3 hrs 15 mins

A black sesame and lime cake covered with sugar glaze, lime zest, and black sesame seeds on top

Black Sesame and Lime Cake

1 hr 20 mins

Clove cinnamon and chocolate cookies stacked up on a green cupboard with twine and another stack of cookies in front.

Clove, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Cookies

45 mins

A pear and cardamom caramel upside-down cake on a carved wooden plate, on a green wooden table.

Pear and Cardamom Caramel Upside-Down Cake

1 hr 30 mins

A cast iron pan filled with chicken curry on a trivet, on a purple background with a linen napkin.

Malvani-Style Chicken Curry

45 mins

A bowl of bright green cilantro chutney on a blood wooden table with a flower napkin, cilantro leaves, half a lime, and a knife.

Cilantro Peanut Chutney

20 mins

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