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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · 7d

I made Dubai Chocolate Burfi for Diwali season 🪔

Here’s the recipe: www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk/2025/10/duba...

Squares of Indian white milk Burfi topped with pistachio cream and katifi and a layer of milk chocolate.

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · Aug 9

The Observer takes on the collapse of Unbound - some truly shocking allegations, almost all of which I have seen compelling evidence of as a member of the Unbound author WhatsApp group and through my own experience of being published by them observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b...

The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…

observer.co.uk

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you David. It does make me very happy to know the recipes are still out there to be made and enjoyed.

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you to everyone who backed Sanjana Feasts. It was a joy to write. I’m devastated that this was its fate. I hope you continue to find joy in these recipes and memoirs I've written in tribute to my ancestors. I'm proud to have been able to tell their remarkable stories.

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Aug 9

We didn’t sign up to invest years of work in something that would leave us with such huge financial losses and books that no longer have a home.

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Aug 9

More on the Unbound/Boundless mess. This was a community of authors and readers who believed in a different way of doing things. My heart goes out to my fellow authors who are left with so much uncertainty and the loss of what we worked so hard to build.

observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b...

The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…

observer.co.uk

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Aug 3

Corporate interviewer: So what are your skills?

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 9

Recipe: www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk/2025/06/quic...

Quick Veg Meatball Manchurian - High Protein Indian Recipes - Sanjana Feasts

Learn how to make 10-Minute Quick Veg Meatball Manchurian in the Instant Pot, along with a delicious ginger and spring onion rice. So easy!

www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 9

5-Minute Veggie Meatball Manchurian & Ginger-Spring Onion Rice. Both dishes cook at the same time using the magical PIP method, or pot-in-pot technique. This trick blows my mind with how efficient it is.

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Jaime Joshi Elder @jaimejoshielder.bsky.social · Jul 5

The only ones that have ever looked appealing to me are from @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social: www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk/2024/05/vada...

Vada Pav (East African Style) - Indian Snacks - Sanjana Feasts

A delicious recipe for Vada Pav (East African Style). Spicy potato fritters stuffed inside a bun with fresh kachumbari and tamarind chutney.

www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 3

Always here for garlic bread!

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 3

A more recent application for such a rich and flavoursome cheese comes in the form of Aloo Paratha; A crispy Indian flatbread and what I’d consider a breakfast food of champions. It’s simple, home-style cooking which calls for easy spicing and just a little technique.

Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 3

I later discovered that such cheeses could be used for more than just globbing straight into my mouth. I’d melt it into pasta sauce, blitz it into broccoli or mushroom soup and spread it in my sandwiches.

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 3

My mum would later ask my brother and I where all the Boursin was and we’d exchange glances in a criminal fashion, for we were both guilty of this cheese theft.

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 3

A thin shave of the herb-encrusted log, or a quick whip ’round the sides of the round so it wasn’t obvious a chunk was missing.

After my small, sticky fingers rewrapped it in foil, you’d never know an illegal activity had taken place in our little Yorkshire kitchen.

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jul 3

Boursin Aloo Paratha 🇮🇳🇫🇷. Oui, oui. The combo you didn’t know you needed in life. I remember sneaking spoonfuls of Boursin garlic and herb cheese or those little French roulé cheeses from the fridge as a child.

www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk/2025/07/bour...

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jun 25

I plan to share more about my situation when I'm able. It's incredibly difficult for me to talk about right now, but I'm committed to sharing my story with the clarity it deserves when the time is right 🖤

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jun 25

Regarding the collapse of our publisher, Unbound, the authors involved (myself included) offer this statement to you. This comment aims to provide insight into the events. We encourage you to read and share it far and wide. Thank you 🙏🏽

www.thebookseller.com/comment/the-...

Opinion: The Unbound authors' view

The authors affected by the collapse of Unbound deserve real support, honest accountability and clear answers.

www.thebookseller.com

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jun 17

Recipe: www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk/2025/06/pane...

Paneer Paratha Recipe | Easy Homemade Indian Cheese Flatbread - Indian Breakfast Recipes - Sanjana.Feasts

Master the best Paneer Paratha! Learn how to make soft, puffy Indian cheese stuffed flatbread. Delicious for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

www.sanjanafeasts.co.uk

Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jun 17

Super Paneer Paratha + all my tricks for preserving the gorgeous flavours and textures of this classic. This is my ultimate recipe for Punjabi-style Paneer Paratha and after years of experimenting with the different variations, THIS is the one I want to share with you the most.

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Sanjana Modha @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social · Jun 10

I made a few Jalebis.

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Susannah Walker @susannahwalker.bsky.social · Jun 10

Being part of the whole Unbound saga has not been fun; one consolation has been the support of the many other authors involved.
And so, in that spirit, we've put together a list of some of the great books that now need publishers and agents. Please do share!

open.substack.com/pub/therebou...