Chetna's Healthy Indian

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Chetna Makan is a trained fashion designer, who was born in Jabalpur, India. As a contestant on The Great British Bake Off, she baked her way right into the semifinals and charmed the world with her enthusiastic approach to Indian baking and cooking. The latest of her three cookbooks is called Chetna’s Healthy Indian: Everyday Meals Effortlessly Good For You. In an interview with contributor Melissa Clark, Chetna explains that most Indian food is healthy by nature and there's an never-ending variety of what you can do with ingredients like lentils, vegetables, chilies and spices. She shared with us her recipes for Mango & Mint Salad, Black Lentils with Red Kidney Beans, Masala Black Chickpeas, and Spicy Chicken & Chickpeas Curry Bake.

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April 23, 2019

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1:05.1	Hey, I'm Frances Lamb, and this is Splendid Table Select,
1:08.5	our mini podcast about the stuff that makes us better cooks and eaters.
1:18.9	Today, our guest is Chetna McCann. She is the best dressed guest. The show has seen in forever,
1:24.9	probably because she was a fashion designer in India before moving to the UK in 2003.
1:30.0	And she made her television debut not on Project Runway, but on the Great British Baking Show, where she crushed it all the way to the semifinals.
1:38.2	Since then, she started a cooking channel on YouTube and has written three cookbooks.
1:42.2	Her newest is called Chetna's Healthy Indian. She recently
1:45.3	made her first trip to New York City, and our contributor Melissa Clark had her in the studio
1:49.4	for a chat. Have a listen. Chetna, welcome. Thank you. I am so excited to be here. I'm so glad
1:57.7	you're here. So why healthy Indian food specifically? I think the biggest
2:04.7	reason is that it's not something I've invented. I've created. This is how Indian food is,
2:12.0	generally at home, cooking for your family. We eat really healthy food. So I think it's just about making people
2:19.5	aware of what Indian food actually is like in Indian kitchens. So there's a perception that it is
2:26.1	somehow unhealthy that you need? Yes, I think in the West where in UK and I think in
2:33.4	US as well where people associate Indian food to takeaways.
2:37.2	It's all greasy and butter and nan and lots of ghee and stuff where fried food, samosas.
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