UK-based authors on how they collected recipes from the women in Delhi’s slums for their new cookbook | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

UK-based authors on how they collected recipes from the women in Delhi’s slums for their new cookbook | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express



Written by Pooja Pillai |Updated: November 5, 2019 7:48:09 am

UK-based authors on how they collected recipes from the women in Delhi’s slums for their new cookbook

The UK-based authors met the subjects of their book through the volunteer work they do with Asha, an NGO working with an aim to empower and uplift the Capital’s slum communities.

Amanda Clegg (left) and Victoria Byrne.

Amanda Clegg and Victoria Byrne were driven by one question, as they worked on their book, Hope and Spice: Authentic recipes and stories of transformation from the slums of Delhi — what do these women cook to feed themselves and their families, while making the best of the resources they have? The UK-based authors met the subjects of their book through the volunteer work they do with Asha, an NGO working with an aim to empower and uplift the Capital’s slum communities. Clegg and Byre visited Delhi last week for the India launch of the book. Excerpts from an interview: