Mum’s Gujarati cooking, finally written down… with exact measurements.
No more “a pinch of this, a handful of that.” Real home recipes from Laxmi & Jayshri’s kitchen to yours. Tested, simple and made for busy weeknights.
★★★★★ 7,000+ copies sold to Aussies & Kiwis
A Decade in the Kitchen
A little bit of this, a little bit of that Gujarati Indian Cookbook
"...precisely replicates my mother's cooking" K Patel, UK
This beautifully designed Gujarati Indian Cookbook covers an extensive range of Gujarati Indian home-cooked recipes with measurements that will help you discover what a little bit of this and a little bit of that truly is.
Created by mother daughter duo Laxmi and Jayshri Ganda from New Zealand, the pair have truly emulated the taste of home.
Awarded the prestigious "Gourmand Best in World Cookbook"
Everything you need to cook Gujarati at home
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Our story
So much more than a cookbook
Hi, we're Jayshri and Laxmi Ganda, a daughter and her mum, and the family behind The Gujarati Kitchen.
Mum grew up in India and brought her Gujarati cooking with her to New Zealand. She has always cooked by feel: "a little bit of this, a little bit of that". Beautiful food, but no measurements and nothing written down.
In 2016 we set out to change that. A year later our cookbook was born: over 100 everyday Gujarati dishes, each with exact measurements and a photo, so anyone can cook them at home.
GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARD
Two World Awards for New Zealand
A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That represented New Zealand at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, "The Oscars of Food Awards", and won Best Indian Cuisine Book and Best Spices & Herbs Book, named Best of the Best in the Awards' 30th anniversary year.
"A timeless contribution to culinary heritage." – Edouard Cointreau, Chairman, Gourmand Awards
What makes us different?
Exact measurements
No more "a pinch of this". Every recipe was cooked, measured and tested in a real family kitchen.
Inside the book
A photo for every dish
See exactly how your dhokla, thepla and kadhi should look before you start cooking.
See the recipes
Best in the World
Two Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, representing New Zealand on the world stage.
Our awardsWhat our customers have said
"Dear jayshri, I am enjoying your cook book. Just to give you some feedback, my kids love khamni and sev but trying to get a good recipe from mum and masi is impossible ( hard to quatify ) as you have discovered! I made it last weekend and the kids said just like their grandma! Wow I would now like order three more books each for one of my kids and a neice all of whom are no longer in NZ."
What our customers are saying
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Our style of cooking
"I already had a book and brought 2 more as gifts. Younger family members have said this our Gujarati style of cooking."
- Vajiya Patel, Auckland
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Reminds me of my mothers and grandmothers cooking
"Great book, very colorful, easy to follow recipes, and informative."
- K Patel, New Zealand
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"..precisely replicate my mother's cooking"
"A beautiful book. The recipes precisely replicate my mother's cooking. Thank you"
- Kirty Patel, United Kingdom
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Easy to follow recipes
"This cookbook has so many easy to follow recipes having tackled many of the recipes in this book it is not that hard at all." - Dharmesh P, New Zealand
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Delicious, traditional Gujarati recipes
"A company that goes the extra mile for their clients. Really looking forward to trying out all these recipes."
- Hinal Bhana, Sth Africa
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A English written Gujarati cookbook
"Usually I would call my mum and get her to talk me through a recipe... I've been using this book for years."
- Khushma Master, Australia
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Great for passing on knowledge
"The recipes are just like how my Gujarati parents-in-law cooked food for the family.. also purchased the Gujarati/English spice labels." - Ruth Jasmat
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A lifesaver
"Thank you Laxmi and Jayshri for a Gujarati Indian cookbook. I got married a month ago and this book has been a lifesaver."
- Shanti Patel, Canada
The most popular Gujarati Indian Recipes from our cookbook
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GUJARATI KADHI RECIPE
Spicy Yoghurt Gravy A very popular Gujarati dish made from yoghurt and spices. Recipe Here.
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INDIAN DONUT BALLS
What is Gulab Jamun
Homemade donuts dipped in a rose (gulab) sugar syrup. Recipe Here
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CORIANDER CHUTNEY
Dhania ni Chutney
It is mildly spicy and tangy, an Indian coriander pesto. Recipe Here
Documenting Authentic Gujarati Cuisine
When Laxmi first moved to Christchurch and had to cook for her husband and the extended Ganda family, she had no cookbook to follow. Much of what Laxmi knew was by observing her mother-in-law and sisters-in-laws rather than reading recipes. "We would just make the recipe up or watch someone do it, then put it together a few times, back in India we cooked on an open flame – we didn't have electricity or gas." she says, before laughing. "Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't." Read the rest of the story here
A note from Jayshri
"Just add a little bit of turmeric, a little bit of cumin and enough salt, but not too much."
That's what Mum told me when I rang asking for her recipe. I realised her cooking only lived in her head, and one day it might be lost.
So we spent eight months in the kitchen together, cooking every dish I grew up on, from chevdo to masala enda, and measuring every pinch along the way.
