Mamma Makes: NHS Charity E-Cookbook - Recipes inspired by mums of Migrant Britain

Recipes & stories from multicultural Britain: just like mamma used to make

Let me introduce you to Fozia Nasir, a TV Producer who will be releasing the self-published charity e-cookbook Mamma Makes at the start of September. Why do you need to know about this go-to recipe book? Mamma Makes celebrates recipes and stories from British chefs and food influencers from multicultural Britain.

The Mamma Makes e-cookbook is compromised of over 45 recipes from some of Britain’s best chefs, home cooks and food influencers from the black and minority ethnic community, each providing a mouthwatering recipe that is wrapped up in a brief story of how they and their family migrated to Britain. Whether it’s the grandmother who migrated from Iran due to religious persecution, or the family of nurses who were part of the Windrush generation, these recipes along with their all-important back stories are descended from mothers and grandmothers, mirroring how to live and feel in Britain today.  What’s more, all proceeds from the e-cookbook will go to One Million Meals.

Fozia’s aim to donate all proceeds to the charity One Million Meals is set against an ambitious (but achievable) target to feed one million nutritious meals and drinks to NHS doctors, nurses, paramedics and key workers at the frontline fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. Recipes in the e-cookbook range from sumptuously sweet baklava, to succulent Indian meatball curry, all in the name of celebrating British diversity and long-withstanding heritage passed down to second and third generations through the joys of food. Most importantly, at a time where representation is so important, these recipes are bound up in authenticity, delving deeper into the roots from which they were born and it is our pleasure to be able to showcase them (as well as try and cook them ourselves!)

Chefs include:

• Denai Moore of Dee's Table, Roasted Squash Jamaican Rundown with yoghurt coconut flatbread - @dees_table

• Liam Barker, BLKN Street Food, Trini dhal with smoked aubergine, Trinidad and Tobago - @blknsthlm

• Megan Barzaq, runs supper club Feeding the Rest in York, Za'atar Manaeesh from Palestine - @feedingtherest - we also spoke to Megan about her Middle Eastern heritage and love for Levantine food - read the full interview here.

• Saima Khan, Hampstead Kitchen, Bhuna Lamb Qeema, Pakistan - @hampsteadkitchn

• Dina Mackie, runs supper club Dine with Dina, Vanilla, Nutmeg & Cardamom Cheesecake with Pomegranate Jelly, Oman - @dinewithdina

• Talya Coen, supper club and chef, Basbousa Almond and Orange, Middle East (Israel/ Syria) - @talyas_cooking

• Sohini Banerjee, supper club host Smoke and Lime, Kolkata, West Bengal, Fish broth, BEGUN DIYE MAACHER JHOL instagram - @smokeandlime

• Dina Begum, food writer and cookbook author of The Brick Lane Cookbook, Bangladeshi Sago & Coconut Boras, (fritters) - @dinasfoodstory

• Tomi Makanjuola, founder of The Vegan Nigerian @vegannigerian - we spoke to Tomi about her Nigerian culture, her favourite spices to use and how easy it is to become vegan - read the full interview here.

• Maryam, foodie and travel blogger for A Foodie Girl Blog @afoodiegirl - we speak to Maryam about her Iranian heritage and importance of food and family - read the full interview here.

• Kareem Arthur, food lover combining her heritage from Barbados and Sierra Leone @kareemlaurenarthur - Read the full interview here.

  If you want to find out more, or feel like you want to be part of Mamma Makes too, you can contact Fozia Nasir at fozianasir26@gmail.com for further enquires.