Anjula Devi

Anjula Devi is one of eight siblings, born to first generation immigrant parents, who set up home in Southall, West London in the late 1960s. Anjula started cooking with her father at the age of ten. They travelled together on the number 207 bus to Shepherd’s Bush Market where they would buy a selection of spices, fresh fish and Indian vegetables. Anjula often shares stories from her childhood in the 1970’s through her Sunday evening posts on Instagram. Anjula has a passion for teaching. She worked as a volunteer for a number of years in a primary school and a special needs school, and was recognised for this by being chosen as a torchbearer for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Anjula subsequently utilised those skills to impart knowledge through her eponymous cookery school, where the aim is to enable learners to return home and replicate the dishes they’re taught. Anjula feels that she is fitter now, aged 60, than she was in her thirties. She ascribes this to the food that she eats and committing to a healthy work/life balance. Anjula has created a range of authentic recipes for Manchester United, where she is a consultant chef. Anjula is a respected content creator, food writer and author. Her latest Indian cookery book is called 15 Minute Indian. It launches internationally in February 2025. In 15 Minute Indian, Anjula has evolved the concept of Indian food, creating new lighter dishes with delicate flavours to consume during the week, when time isn’t always on your side. The recipes are crafted to have fewer ingredients and simpler methods, to make them accessible. The dishes are primarily plant-based or fish dishes, and the quicker cooking times mean that the ingredients retain more of their nutritional value.