This award-winning charity cookbook features authentic recipes and stories gathered by the authors in Delhi from people working with the extraordinary charity Asha. 

Asha is an Indian NGO that brings genuine hope to Delhi's poorest residents, empowering communities to transform their environment and life chances. This vibrant cookbook features 60+ straightforward recipes, fully tested, with full-colour photographs, together with beautifully told life stories of 16 cooks. Their food reflects the cooks' diverse origins around India. 

Hope & Spice is the 2020 Gourmand Award charity cookbook winner for India and winner of Gourmand Award for People Food - India. 100% of the profits from Hope & Spice sales go to Asha.

Amanda Clegg & Victoria Byrne

An Extra Helping...

Asha are giving people in the slums extraordinary support in lockdown so we would love you to buy our newest publication! 

This fundraising cookbook has 7 new recipes and a profile of one student. All new material, the recipes come straight from our friends in Delhi's poorest communities. Available from Amazon stores wherever you are. 
Amazon Kindle e-book only

United Kingdom

Winner Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
"Buying this book gives a voice to the unheard and will bring you delight!" 

- KA, UK
"These recipes are very doable! - No epic lists of ingredients and plenty of variations if you want to tailor it to your taste." 

- SD, UK
"Excellent recipes from a part of the world where few go and dare to eat what they eat." 

– GM, New Delhi, India
NEWS

Gourmand World Cookbook Award


Hope & Spice has been named a double 
Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2020 winner, winning Best Indian Charity Cookbook, and gaining a second award for People Cuisine (India). We're printing more books to celebrate! 

Available on Amazon.co.uk


Hope & Spice is available to purchase on Amazon.co.uk 
USA edition is available from HopeandSpice-USA.com

Asha means hope


Over the past 25 years, Asha has helped in sending thousands of children to school- giving them the power of education and hope of a brighter future. Hope for them is Asha, that is captured in this beautiful short film. Watch, listen and share on youtube.

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