GOOD FOOD
‘The planet will not support unsustainable business’
Mandira Sarkar, 50, is the founder of Mandira’s Kitchen, and lives in Surrey with husband Samin, 56, and daughter Mahera, 19.
THE IDEA
When I moved to the UK from India 20 years ago, I missed our family cook more than I missed my parents. So over the years I learned to recreate the wholesome foods I’d grown up loving.
In 2015, my management consultancy contract came to an end. Then a friend invited me to visit her eco-friendly hotels in India, where local women cooked guests traditional meals. Inspired by this experience, I invested £750 in copper thalis for cooking and started running supper clubs at home.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
The supper clubs were popular and I started catering for small events too. I batch-cooked and froze meals, then approached local farm shops, but the response was
