Hi, I’m Yogi and I’m from Sri Lanka. I arrived to the UK 12 years ago and I didn’t even know how to make a cup of tea! I depended on my friends to cook for me. So alone in the UK, I had to learn from scratch. My teacher was my mother who instructed me over the phone.

Gradually, I learnt to recreate the tastes and smells of home. Now I cook for neighbours and friends and I’m very popular – they love my tasty, spicy curries. I particularly like hot chillies, so when you cook along with me, you might want to reduce the number of chillies! I can’t wait to cook for them. In the meantime, I’m very excited to share my Sri Lankan recipes with you.