56: Chetna Makan

You might remember her cardamom-pistachio Swiss rolls from the Great British Baking Show , or the orange savarin that blew Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood away. But in her new book, Chetna Makan is moving from all the butter and sugar onto another topic: Healthy Indian . We talked about daily baking habits, canned chickpeas, and why her black lentil recipe is better than her mom’s. She also told the story of a recent Great British Baking Show reunion at a wedding that involved not one, but 10 cakes. Later on the show, we grill TASTE contributor Max Falkowitz with a hard-hitting question about hot dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices