Chetna Makan was born in Jabalpur, an ancient city in Central India. She has a degree in fashion and worked in Mumbai as a fashion designer before moving to the UK in 2003.Chetna reached the semi-final of The Great British Bake Off in 2014, and her first book, The Cardamom Trail, is a celebration of baking with Indian flavours. She is the author of six other titles: Chai, Chaat & Chutney (2017), Chetna's Healthy Indian (2019), Chetna's Healthy Indian Vegetarian (2020), Chetna's 30 Minute Indian (2021) and Chetna's Easy Baking (2022). She has a very popular YouTube channel 'Food with Chetna' where she shares her creative flair for food.Youtube.com/FoodwithChetnaInstagram.com/chetnamakanTwitter.

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