Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the London Borough of Hillingdon

Ms Manju Malhi BEM DL

Appointed Rep DL: 2022

Manju Malhi is a British-born chef and food writer, specialising in Anglo-Indian cuisine. She was brought up in North West London where she grew up surrounded by Indian culture, traditions and lifestyles. However, she spent several years of her childhood in India where she explored and experienced the vast and varied cuisines of the country.

Manju came to prominence in 1999 when she won a competition to find a guest chef for the BBC’s Food and Drink programme and cooked with Antony Worrall Thompson on the show.  Since then Manju has written books on Indian cuisine, including Brit Spice (her debut book), India with Passion (2004) and Easy Indian Cookbook (2008).  She has also made guest appearances on several programmes, on ITV, Channel 5, Sky One, UKTV and the BBC and is currently working on a 40-part series on British food for Indian broadcaster NDTV.  Manju also writes on Indian food for newspapers and magazines, and has provided voice overs for BBC News 24, BBC World and the BBC Asian Network. While writing and researching for her books, she does live continuity announcing for BBC Two television, and is the voice of the BBC Food channel. She also works with the VSO charity to promote their annual Big Curry Night campaign.

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