With his beloved restaurants Pickle, Tiffin and Street, award-winning chef Sunil Ghai has revolutionized Indian cooking in Ireland. Sunil fell in love with cooking while helping his mother, an exceptional home cook. He completed his training as a chef a the prestigious five-star Overoi Hotel Group in India before moving to Dublin in 2000. When he arrived Sunil was disappointed with the lack of authentic Indian food being offered. He was determined to claim back the ‘Indian-ness’ of his cuisine and encourage Ireland to embrace it.
In Spice Box, Ireland’s favourite Indian chef Sunil Ghai takes the mystery out of creating authentic Indian dishes at home using key spices that are available at supermarkets around the country with ingredients that can be sourced locally. Spice Box includes over 100 recipes that you will find amazingly easy to make, including comforting favourites such as Easy Butter Chicken, fabulous fish such as Spicy Prawn Curry, veggie flavour bombs such as Aubergine and Potato Curry, and sweet treats such as spectacular Indian Rice Pudding. There is also a dazzling array of naan, rice dishes, sides, raitas and chutneys, and much more – all simple to make at home from ingredients that are widely available. Cook the Spice Box way and fall in love with mouth-watering, effortless Indian food.
About Sunil Ghai
Sunil grew up in Gwalior in northern India. He completed his training as a chef at the prestigious five-star Oberoi hotel group in India before moving to Dublin in 2000. He opened his own restaurant, Pickle, in central Dublin in 2016. Pickle was an immediate sensation for its authentic home-style northern Indian food. In his first cookbook, Spice Box, Sunil shares his approach to making delicious Indian food at home with readily available ingredients. Sunil lives with his family in Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
