{"id":97660,"date":"2022-08-16T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T08:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=97660"},"modified":"2022-08-16T08:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T08:30:12","slug":"from-bhutan-to-sri-lanka-the-roadside-adventure-that-uncovered-a-subcontinent-by-farah-celjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/from-bhutan-to-sri-lanka-the-roadside-adventure-that-uncovered-a-subcontinent-by-farah-celjo\/","title":{"rendered":"From Bhutan to Sri Lanka: The roadside adventure that uncovered a subcontinent – By Farah Celjo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Bhutan to Sri Lanka: The roadside adventure that uncovered a subcontinent – By Farah Celjo<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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With over 100 vegetarian and vegan recipes on offer – this is a story 50 years in the making for chef Peter Kuruvita… he just didn’t know it yet.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“It’s been four years in the making,” chef and beloved SBS star\u00a0Peter Kuruvita<\/a>\u00a0tells SBS. But in fact, this book has been brewing since the late 60s, he just didn’t know it yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

While you may be accustomed to Peter showing us\u00a0how to cook amazing fish<\/a>; sharing the sweet side of\u00a0black\u00a0olives\u00a0(by turning it into\u00a0caramel<\/a>\u00a0– yes!) or perhaps, that\u00a0camel milk\u00a0<\/a>is more than what Cleopatra bathed in; it’s actually a childhood holiday that has written this chef’s next chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in London to an Austrian mother and a Sri Lankan father, Peter spent much of his childhood in Sri Lanka before moving to Australia with his parents. This particular story is wedged along the way and is deeply inspired by his family’s overland adventures from London to Sri Lanka back in 1968.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Welcome to\u00a0Lands of the Curry Leaf<\/em>\u00a0 (enter here to win your copy<\/a>) – the cookbook that contains a vegetarian-filled backpack perfect for accompanying you on this Indian subcontinent expedition. From Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Peter’s homeland, Sri Lanka, this is not just a cookbook, but a family heirloom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“There are a lot of western vegetarian books on offer as well a lot of Indian ones but nothing that really encompassed the entire\u00a0subcontinent. So I decided to weave in stories from my family travels alongside vegetarian foods from the subcontinent.”<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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So why vegetarian?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“I really want this to become a vegetarian go-to. It’s really a guide to food and cuisines that aren’t always associated with “vegetarian food,” Peter tells SBS. And this book is a street food meets plant-based goldmine – pulses and legumes, salads, curries, stir-fries and stews, rice, soups, desserts, chutneys and sauces plus (the most important part!) everything you need to know about setting up your own\u00a0subcontinental pantry; tempering and blending spices and adapting authentic regional cooking methods for your own kitchen\u00a0at home – this book covers it all.<\/span><\/p>\n

While for Peter, cooking with an abundance of vegetables was a very natural thing, he wanted to impart his knowledge and family story by uncovering this regions pantry-to-plate potential. “There are a lot of western vegetarian books on offer as well a lot of Indian ones but nothing that really encompassed the entire\u00a0subcontinent. So I decided to weave in stories from my family travels alongside vegetarian foods from the subcontinent,” he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

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