Flavours of Avadh

Flavours of Avadh
Author: Salma Husain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9789383098620

Flavours of Avadh: Journey from the Royal Banquet to the Corner Kitchen is the story of food and cooking from the palaces to the pavement of the Avadh region in Uttar Pradesh. The book charts out a unique socio-cultural route down the decades, sketching out the exclusive regional food history of Lucknow and its neighbourhood, richly coloured with family anecdotes, local festivities, regional culture and dining traditions. More than sixty recipes on offer from the elite homes and kitchens where this unique and traditional cuisine thrived, taking shape between the mid-14th and the early 18th centuries. Vibrant photographs add to the lustre of the book.

Dastarkhwan-e-Awadh

Dastarkhwan-e-Awadh
Author: R.K Saxena
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9351773841

Timeless recipes from the stately kitchens of the Awadh regionDastarkhwan (noun): A meticulously laid out ceremonial spread of food. The nawabs of Awadh were renowned for their extravagance and their patronage of the best craftsmen. Of all the arts that flourished then, cooking was considered one of the finest, and its practitioners were among the most sought after. Famous for its nafaasat (refinement) and nazaakat (delicateness), Awadhi cuisine blends spices over a slow fire to achieve seasonal harmony with nature. Retelling anecdotes and secrets long held by the descendants of the nawabs, talukdars, bawarchis and rakabdars of the region, Sangeeta Bhatnagar and R.K. Saxena recreate the culture and cuisine of a culturally and imaginatively rich era.

Saffron Saffairs

Saffron Saffairs
Author: Ajai Sharma
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2023-09-20
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:

Embark on a regal culinary odyssey with Saffron Saffairs: Unearthing the Majestic Flavours of India’s Royal Kitchen. Step into India's royal heritage, where opulent feasts and innovative flavours come alive through vibrant narratives and ancient recipes. Uncover hidden stories behind Persian, Mughlai, Rajput, and Deccan cuisine, crafted by masterful chefs. From Rajasthan's palaces to Kerala's spice bazaars, this book unveils the art of royal dining, inviting you to savour a bygone era's grandeur. Immerse in history, culture, and enchanting flavours. For food enthusiasts and history buffs, “Saffron Saffairs” is your gateway to India's gastronomic heritage.

Izzat Ka Khana

Izzat Ka Khana
Author: Chef Izzat Husain
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2018-08-16
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1643241508

This book is a composition of recipes which is beneficial for the human body, as food is a source of energy. According to me, food is essential for one’s well-being and cooking is a culmination of science and arts, which maintains the overall balance of our health. My dishes are prepared with the utmost care and effects in making my food healthy, digestible and satisfying to your taste buds. My dishes are just not simple meals; it is a healing medicine, energy making tonic booster, mood elevator and a delicious, pleasurable eating experience. These recipes include medicinal preparations of selected herbal and beneficial spices, including fruits and vegetables which are used in Unani and herbal practices, to enhance the daily consumption of a healthy balanced diet, which improves our digestive mechanisms, absorption and assimilation of food, building up the immune system against common colds and respiratory infections, it improves memory, purifies the blood, eliminates toxin, improves skin complexion, and enhances proteins required by the body. Food must be: • Appealing • Aromatic • Digestive • Tasty This is my first recipe cookbook. God willing every person who buys this book will have a new cooking experience, hassle- free and enjoy healthy meals. My humble gratitude goes out to you for buying my book, and this will also encourage me to write another recipe book.

Kashmiri Cuisine

Kashmiri Cuisine
Author: Sarla Razdan
Publisher: Roli Books
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-03-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9788194110941

A collection of authentic, comprehensive and easy-to-make Kashmiri recipes Showcases the splendor of Kashmir through beautiful vintage and new photographs that bring alive its history and culture Kashmiri cuisine is one of the most delectable and ancient cuisines in the world because of the many foreign influences. People are still a trifle inhibited about cooking it, because, like any delicacy, it demands a delicate sense of the instinct after you have measured ingredients by the spoon or the ladle. But Sarla Razdan's book will chip away the inhibitions and introduce you to a world that cannot be described at the inadequate level of mere words. Kashmiri Cuisine: Through the Ages is not just a cookbook but also showcases the splendor of Kashmir through beautiful vintage and new photographs bringing alive the history and culture of the place. A collection of authentic, comprehensive and easy-to-make recipes, popular within the Kashmiri community, makes this book indispensable to all lovers of good food. A section on low calorie Kashmiri food is a treat for the health conscious! .

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Indian Cuisine

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Indian Cuisine
Author: Colleen Taylor Sen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2023-02-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1350128643

This reference work covers the cuisine and foodways of India in all their diversity and complexity, including regions, personalities, street foods, communities and topics that have been often neglected. The book starts with an overview essay situating the Great Indian Table in relation to its geography, history and agriculture, followed by alphabetically organized entries. The entries, which are between 150 and 1,500 words long, combine facts with history, anecdotes, and legends. They are supplemented by longer entries on key topics such as regional cuisines, spice mixtures, food and medicine, rites of passages, cooking methods, rice, sweets, tea, drinks (alcoholic and soft) and the Indian diaspora. This comprehensive volume illuminates contemporary Indian cooking and cuisine in tradition and practice.

Delhi Heritage

Delhi Heritage
Author: Vikramjit Singh Rooprai
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9389136113

Delhi heritage top 10 Series is a comprehensive guide to Delhi heritage icons and architectural gems. The first volume in the series delves into the fascinating history and the great significance of forgotten, subterranean, man-made water structures, commonly known as baolis or stepwells. The book walks us through the top ten baolis, with two special mentions at the end. Besides giving a vivid description of the functioning and revival of the baolis, the book also focuses on the social importance of each structure. The work is an outcome of a three-year-long research from various archives and contains historic as well as modern photographs along with architectural drawings. The Foreward has been written by Prof. Sohail Hashmi.

River of Gods

River of Gods
Author: Ian McDonald
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2009-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1591028116

As Mother India approaches her centenary, nine people are going about their business — a gangster, a cop, his wife, a politician, a stand-up comic, a set designer, a journalist, a scientist, and a dropout. And so is Aj — the waif, the mind-reader, the prophet — when she one day finds a man who wants to stay hidden. In the next few weeks, they will all be swept together to decide the fate of the nation. River of Gods teems with the life of a country choked with peoples and cultures — one and a half billion people, twelve semi-independent nations, nine million gods. Ian McDonald has written the great Indian novel of the new millennium, in which a war is fought, a love betrayed, a message from a different world decoded, as the great river Ganges flows on.