Zurich Legacy Kitchen Cookbook - Book - Page 41
L e g ac y K it c hen
Naazish
Chouglay
I was born in India, in the city once known
her was always non-negotiable. I'd ask for
as Poona, now Pune. My mum was one
Kubat and Jhinga every single time, and
of ten siblings, and every summer our
she never once let me down.
whole family would gather at our ancestral
Sadly, Ruqayya Mami passed away
home in Bhiwandi. It was a house full of
a few years ago. But her daughter-in-law,
laughter, cousins running between rooms,
Nazneen, had learnt the recipe exactly as
and the scent of spices drifting from the
she made it, and lovingly kept the tradition
kitchen. They remain some of my happiest
alive. Every visit to India still meant an
memories.
invitation to sit down and enjoy her Kubat,
Kubat
was
my
Aunt
Ruqayya's
keeping both the recipe and the memories
signature dish, and no holiday at her home
close. Two years ago, we finally decided
felt complete without it, alongside her
it was time to write it all down, so this
equally beloved Jhinga. She lived on the
treasured family recipe could be preserved
top floor of our three-storey house, and
for generations to come. I'm delighted to
whenever I returned to India after moving
finally share it with you.
to the UK at twenty-four, one lunch with
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