Hoppers: The Cookbook from the Cult London Restaurant: Recipes, Memories and Inspiration from Sri Lankan Homes, Streets and Beyond (Hardie Grant, 1)

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A beautifully crafted collection of heartfelt, wonderful recipes from one of the most exciting chefs and restaurants of the past few years. Eclectic, interesting and above all else, super-tasty. A must-have for anybody who has an interest in the world of food." – Tom Kerridge Hoppers restaurants49 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D 4SG; 77 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U 1QE; Unit 3, 4 Pancras Square, King’s Cross, London N1C 4AG The first step of drying the ingredients isn’t to roast them, but simply to dry them. Removing any residual moisture from them will intensify the flavour of the ground powder and ensures it lasts a lot longer. If you live in a hot climate you could sun-dry the spices by placing them on a large tray covered by muslin (cheesecloth), for a couple of hours in the scorching afternoon sun. Preheat the oven to 70°C (160°F). Spread all the ingredients on a large baking sheet and place in the oven for 1 hour, shaking the tray every 20 minutes.

Hoppers’ restaurants celebrate the diversity of Sri Lankan and South Indian cuisine, with each location taking inspiration from different cultural aspects of this tropical region. Their NEW cookbook collates the most exciting recipes from across all their restaurants to bring these extraordinary flavours to your own kitchen.Meanwhile, her cookery book will have to suffice. Subtitled Recipes from Sri Lanka, this book definitely has a more homely feel than the Hoppers cookbook. I found the recipes for a burnt aubergine sambol with coconut milk, the Jaffna crab curry and the mango fluff pie enticing and likely to turn up on our table quite soon.

London is fortunate to have such a range of Sri Lankan food on offer at the moment and one that is likely to grow, I am delighted to say. I have to admit that I have trouble resisting another southern Indian dish, the bone-marrow varuval (fried), whenever I visit a Hoppers. When Karan Gokani opened the first Hoppers in Soho in 2015 its impact was immediate, with the bijou restaurant on Frith Street lauded for its Sri Lankan and south Indian food that walked the perfect line between rustic and refined. Here was a modern restaurant that was stylish and bang on trend serving a menu of elevated street food at non central London prices. The restaurant was - and still is – fun, energetic and full of character, much like Gokani himself. Leave to cool completely and grind to a fine powder in a blender or spice grinder. Pass through a strainer and grind any remaining large pieces. Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Such has been the acceptance of Hoppers as an expression of fun, excitement and a close association with Sri Lankan food and colour that Gokani decided that the time has come to proclaim this by, as it were, going on the offensive – not least because Sri Lanka itself is in such a parlous state today. Remove the middle shells from the prawns (jumbo shrimp), leaving the heads and tails attached. Place the shells in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to a gentle simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the shells but keep the cooking water and set aside.

Hoppers: The Cookbook: Recipes, Memories and Inspiration from Sri Lankan Homes, Streets and Beyond by Karan Gokani – eBook Details Gokani, who now supervises a 160-strong team since opening two other Hoppers, in Marylebone and King’s Cross, was born in Mumbai. After completing a second degree, in law at Cambridge, he moved to London to work for Linklaters and it was here that the Sri Lankan bug first bit. His subsequent marriage to Sunaina Sethi, the female, wine-loving member of the team behind JKS Restaurants, led him to become a hospitality professional. With the Hoppers cookbook & ingredients set, you can bring the Sri Lankan colours, aromas and flavours of this cult London restaurant to your own home.

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PDF / EPUB File Name: Hoppers_The_Cookbook_-_Karan_Gokani.pdf, Hoppers_The_Cookbook_-_Karan_Gokani.epub The debut cookbook from London institution Hoppers, with recipes from Sri Lanka and South India designed for the home kitchen. Welcome to Hoppers, where the flavours, colours, aromas and sights transport you to the tropical warmth of Sri Lanka.