Nisha Katona 2026

Liverpudlian child-protection barrister, Nisha Katona, opened the first Mowgli Street Food in Liverpool in 2014. There are now 6 Mowgli restaurants around the UK, beloved for their fresh and tasty Indian home cooking (and famous Chip Butties). A familiar face on Lorraine, This Morning and Sunday Brunch, find Nisha at @NishaKatona and @Mowglistfood.>

About the author

Liverpudlian-born Nisha Katona MBE (@NishaKatona) is the founder, executive chef and development chef of Mowgli Street Food restaurants and founder of the Mowgli Trust charity. Previously a full-time Barrister, Nisha used all her savings to open the first Mowgli Street Food restaurant in her home city of Liverpool in 2014 and has grown Mowgli into 27 restaurants across the UK, beloved for bringing fresh and tasty Indian home cooking to cities across the country. Mowgli Street Food is recognised as one of the nation's fastest growing companies according to The Sunday Times Fast Track 100.

Nisha films regularly for the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV and is a familiar face on This Morning, The Great British Menu, Lorraine, Sunday Brunch and Saturday Kitchen. Nisha is the author of six cookbooks including The Spice Tree and The 30 Minute Mowgli. This is her 7th book.

Product details

• Authors: Nisha Katona, Katona Nisha
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.06.2026
• EAN: 9780241811115
• ISBN: 978-0-241-81111-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 192 mm x 252 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > General cookery books, basic cookery books; Street Food, India, General cookery & recipes, Cookery / food by ingredient: fish and seafood, Cookery / food by ingredient: fruit and vegetables, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Cookery / food by ingredient: chicken and other poultry, Cookery dishes and courses / meals, TV / Celebrity chef / eateries cookbooks, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Indian & South Asian, Cookery / food and drink / food writing / cookbooks