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Ten years ago, Monica Haldar opened a pop-up restaurant in her Manchester family home with the idea of serving authentic Indian cuisine from the heart, giving rise to The Spice Club.
Two cooking schools, an online cooking course, a product range and a new cooking series on Fine Dining Lovers later, Monica's love of Indian cookery has inspired a global following.
Monica has also recently launched SHIKSHAK – an online Indian cookery school, born out of the desire to connect people through cooking during the pandemic.
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Monica Haldar's Secrets of Indian Cooking series on Fine Dining Lovers is the ultimate guide to creating authentic subcontinental food in your own kitchen. Here she takes a look at chutney, and offers a great, easy chutney recipe.
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