Mistry of India
The origin of the name Mistry
Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city): Hindu and Parsi name meaning ‘skilled artisan’ in
Gujarati, from Portuguese mestre ‘master’, ‘expert’. This word has come to mean
‘carpenter’, ‘cook’, ‘mason’, ‘tailor’, ‘teacher’ in the various Indian languages into
which it has been borrowed from Portuguese.
Welcome to our Mistry pages, our two chefs Sunita and Neela would like to introduce their finest traditional Indian recipes passed down through the generations.
Hello, my name is Neela and I am Gujarati, I was born in Mombassa, Kenya and at the age of nineteen I came to England and married when I was 21. I have always enjoyed cooking dishes from different parts of the world and I must give credit to my mum for teaching me to cook and having patience! Even now she is a very excellent cook and I still take advice from her.
I was taught to cook food at a very early stage of my life. Whenever mum used to make chapattis I used to have a little rolling pin and dough to lay with. I was brought up in the multi-cultural society and from a very young age I used to cook for family and friends.
I have given Indian cookery demonstrations for charity and also taught my friends and colleagues to cook Indian food. My recipes are quite simple to follow and my students have thoroughly enjoyed cooking, serving and eating them.
My daughter Sunita is married and loves cooking dishes from all different countries and is also a very good cook. I have passed lots of recipes and tips to my daughter which I will try passing on to you in the future. I hope you enjoy cooking my recipes.
Just click on the categories below or use the search engine to find your recipe.
