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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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What our customers are cooking
"So far a potato and egg plant curry and the fish curry. Both excellent and once I got the hang of the simplicity… the result perfect and my guests agreed."
"Love this book.. made the shortbread for a friend who is Indian and she was impressed! Beautiful book and excited to cook more!"
"My kids are fascinated in the Gujarati letters. Super happy to be able to point out what is cha or dha, especially on things like drinking chocolate or chocolate chips. Super happy..."
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"One book was for me and the other for my sister. We have both chosen recipes and are about to prepare our initial recipes soon."
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"What a gorgeous edition to my recipe books! I'm in middle of renovating my kitchen so haven't tried it yet but it all sounds and looks delicious ❤️ Thank you xxx"
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"Your book is beautiful and as I am originally from NZ love reading your stories. My husband has been undergoing treatment for Cancer so I have been unable to cook spicy food,..."
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"I love your cookbook. Especially the vegetarian section for me. I have made your tindora and okra recipes. They carry childhood memories of waiting outside the kitchen for my grandmother to serve..."
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"Overwhelmed with joy at having a cookbook that contains everything from my childhood and Gujarati community.✨ Every recipe contains a photo.✨ Every recipe is short and uncomplicated.✨ Easy to understand.✨ Veggie, Meat,..."
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"Awesome, an extremely beautifully presented book,shared and used, everyone delighted with the contents,cheers, lovely to own"
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"Beautiful book can’t wait to try the recipes"
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"Beautiful book looking forward to make them."
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"This wonderful book was purchased for my son in law, he was delighted and loves the look of the recipes. An excellent publication, high quality. "
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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 awardsThe 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.
