'She finally let me make samosas': chefs on the recipes their mothers taught them

In celebration of Mother’s Day, cooks and their mums share stories and food from their home kitchens

Ravneet Gill is a pastry chef who has worked at St John and has her own pop-up bakery, Puff. She is the founder of Countertalk, a platform that connects chefs and advocates supportive and healthy work environments in the industry, and her first book, The Pastry Chef’s Guide, is out next month. She grew up with her mother, Jaswinder, and grandmother, Jit, and learned to cook in restaurants before she ever cooked with her mother.

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As far back as I remember, there was something bubbling away