Kricket by Will Bowlby

During his relatively young career, London Chef Will Bowlby has accumulated a wealth of experience in Indian cuisine. After culinary school and training in the UK, he served as head chef at Cheval in Mumbai, before travelling around India on a food tour for six months. After this, he returned to the UK and worked under Vivek Singh at The Cinnamon Kitchen. 

In April 2015, he brought his vision to his own 20 seat pop-up restaurant that just happened to be housed in a shipping container. Two years later, he opened Kricket Soho which has grown now to three locations. Bowlby serves up seasonal, modern Indian plates and drinks that combine British ingredients with the flavours, aromas and spices of India. 

Kricket: An Indian-inspired Cookbook is the debut cookbook from the talented chef that shares recipes that prove that Indian cuisine needn’t be daunting. He promises if we learn the basics, the possibilities are endless.
 

The majority of the recipes are ideal for weekend meals and entertaining. Ingredients shouldn’t be difficult to procure, and the dishes are overall very approachable. These are Indian-inspired recipes and not for a purist looking for strictly “authentic” Indian classics. This is the type of book I love – exciting takes on a cuisine that paints a picture more of the chef’s personality than reinventing classics. We have Madhur for the classics, we can look to Bowlby for inspired dishes that pay homage to Indian flavours.  

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Which recipe in the index would you try first?

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85 Comments

  • HelenAus  on  February 8, 2019

    Keralan Fried Chicken – what a treat

  • lpatterson412  on  February 8, 2019

    Butter garlic crab!

  • Lisabethxmarie  on  February 9, 2019

    Going to try the suqar sweets from the middle east baked figs honey thyme and cream mmm

  • merkusje  on  February 9, 2019

    Smoked haddock kichri

  • Chuey603  on  February 9, 2019

    The bone marrow and cep kulcha sounds delicious!

  • vickster  on  February 9, 2019

    Goan fish curry

  • lean1  on  February 9, 2019

    Goan fish curry is my first of many choices.

  • sarahawker  on  February 9, 2019

    Keralan fried chicken

  • happybread  on  February 9, 2019

    Bone marrow & cep kulcha – sounds so interesting!

  • mpdeb98  on  February 9, 2019

    Keralan fried chicken

  • Dannausc  on  February 9, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • LaurenE  on  February 9, 2019

    Keralan Fried Chicken

  • virjeania  on  February 9, 2019

    Chilli, garlic & cheese kulcha

  • kaivulagi  on  February 9, 2019

    Hard to decide as they also sound so good, but I'd try the nut and curry leaf masala. I just love the flavour of curry leaves.

  • t.t  on  February 9, 2019

    Chole batura

  • Lizwizz  on  February 10, 2019

    Goan fish curry

  • mph993  on  February 10, 2019

    Black stone flower lamb chops with burnt onion raita and wild garlic chutney!

  • MiMi60  on  February 10, 2019

    Chilli, garlic & cheese kulcha

  • a1apple  on  February 10, 2019

    Delica pumpkin with makhani sauce & hazelnut crumble

  • thecharlah  on  February 10, 2019

    Cured trout in kasundi mustard

  • kmn4  on  February 11, 2019

    Old Delhi chicken

  • ravensfan  on  February 11, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • lapsapchung  on  February 12, 2019

    Delica pumpkin with makhani sauce & hazelnut crumble

  • NaomiH  on  February 12, 2019

    Keralan fried chicken

  • Laura1  on  February 13, 2019

    Delica pumpkin with makhani sauce & hazelnut crumble

  • edyenicole  on  February 13, 2019

    butter garlic crab!!! 🙂

  • love2chow  on  February 15, 2019

    Delica pumpkin with makhani sauce & hazelnut crumble

  • jmay42066  on  February 15, 2019

    Mustard greens with ginger, garlic & chillies

  • milgwimper  on  February 16, 2019

    Cardamom kheer with rhubarb purée & carom seed crumble

  • GregH  on  February 16, 2019

    Delica pumpkin with makhani sauce & hazelnut crumble

  • Sladea86  on  February 16, 2019

    Definitely butter garlic crab

  • tennyogirl  on  February 17, 2019

    Masala Papad

  • popoff  on  February 18, 2019

    Egg bhurji with Berkswell & shallots

  • Livia  on  February 24, 2019

    Duck breast with sesame & tamarind sauce !

  • Jenamarie  on  February 24, 2019

    Crab Scotch egg with moilee sauce

  • Karla123  on  February 26, 2019

    Nut and Curry Leaf Masala!

  • chiquidu  on  February 28, 2019

    Keralan fried chicken

  • Plumbobmummy  on  February 28, 2019

    Peanut and pomegranate poha

  • choppergirl  on  February 28, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • lbguerrant  on  February 28, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • Carena  on  March 2, 2019

    Goan fish curry

  • bopper  on  March 2, 2019

    Chapati

  • agreaves19  on  March 2, 2019

    Keralan Fried Chicken

  • clairew137  on  March 2, 2019

    Chilli, garlic & cheese kulcha

  • mhindle  on  March 3, 2019

    Karnatakan mussels

  • hillsboroks  on  March 4, 2019

    Sweet and Salty Fresh Lime Soda

  • Gillian.Hitchen  on  March 4, 2019

    butter garlic crab

  • michelle666  on  March 4, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • RuthHarwood  on  March 7, 2019

    The butter garlic crab

  • Dendav  on  March 8, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • Shelley.b  on  March 8, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • jamston  on  March 9, 2019

    Elderflower & rhubarb kulfi with sesame brittle

  • jessiecomp  on  March 9, 2019

    The lamb galouti kebab with chutney & burnt onion raita!

  • EmilyR  on  March 11, 2019

    Misti doi with pomegranate & mint

  • jd5761  on  March 11, 2019

    Butter Garlic Crab for me

  • JACQUELINEM  on  March 15, 2019

    Goan Fish Curry.

  • fbrunetti  on  March 15, 2019

    Kid goat raan

  • BethPrice  on  March 15, 2019

    Egg Bhurji

  • eckinsman  on  March 15, 2019

    I’m interested in more sweet than savory ideas!

  • dhalstead  on  March 15, 2019

    Jersey Royal Aloo Chat

  • Roosta  on  March 15, 2019

    Chilli, garlic & cheese kulcha sounds interesting

  • nyprairiedog  on  March 16, 2019

    Hake with malai sauce sounds like a wonderful way to share my love of fish with my husband!

  • Foodycat  on  March 16, 2019

    Butter garlic crab – yum!

  • luccio  on  March 16, 2019

    Hake with malai sauce

  • RickPearson54  on  March 16, 2019

    chapati

  • lgroom  on  March 16, 2019

    Old Delhi chicken

  • zeenie  on  March 17, 2019

    Smoked haddock kichri

  • sequoia55  on  March 18, 2019

    Masala Papad

  • tararr  on  March 18, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • dtremit  on  March 19, 2019

    Lamb haleem with fresh ginger!

  • auntietina  on  March 20, 2019

    Hyderabad baby aubergine with coconut & curry leaf

  • silversand  on  March 21, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • portkey  on  March 22, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • Sand9  on  March 23, 2019

    Gooseberry Chutney x

  • chimpbob  on  March 23, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • sheridarby  on  March 23, 2019

    Keralan fried chicken

  • vickyallum84  on  March 23, 2019

    Nut & curry leaf masala

  • PaulaCheadle  on  March 24, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • RSW  on  March 24, 2019

    Delica pumpkin with makhani sauce & hazelnut crumble

  • DimensionAEB  on  March 24, 2019

    Butter garlic crab

  • JenjiRM  on  March 25, 2019

    Duck breast with sesame & tamarind sauce

  • littleminxgirl  on  March 26, 2019

    I want to try the Keralan fried chicken

  • orchidlady01  on  March 28, 2019

    Chanterelles in malai sauce with fresh peas & pea shoots

  • Zaira  on  March 29, 2019

    butter garlic crab

  • Teruska  on  April 1, 2019

    I am stopped at Masala kulcha and will continue to peruse the index. Looks great!

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