Andaza, is a memoir, published by Murdoch Books and its filled with the most meaningful recipes of my childhood and my coming of age story. The book tells the story of how my self-belief grew throughout my young life, allowing me to trust my instincts and find my own path between the expectations of following in my father's footsteps as a lawyer and the pressures of a Pakistani woman's presumed place in the household. Through the warmth of my family life and being with the women of my family in the kitchen, the meaning of 'andaza' (cooking with instinct and intuition)  comes to me: that the flavour and meaning of a recipe is not a list of measured ingredients, but a feeling in your hands, as you let the elements of a meal come together through instinct and experience. In Andaza I share how food and cooking was my anchor from my childhood growing up on merchant ships to coming of age in a conventional society in Karachi. 

Join me on the 12th of April to celebrate the launch of my memoir. Please RSVP below!

Thanks,

Sumayya x