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Curry : a tale of cooks and conquerors

An authoritative history of the foods of India, complete with delicious recipes, ranges from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader Babur to the smoky cookhouse of the British Raj and includes information on the influence of various food traditions on the evolution of Indian specialties
eBook, English, 2006
Oxford University Press, New York, 2006
History
1 online resource (xvii, 315, [16] pages)
9780195172416, 9781602564978, 9780198038504, 0195172418, 1602564973, 019803850X
144618763
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF MAPS; LIST OF RECIPES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Chicken Tikka Masala: The Quest for an Authentic Indian Meal; 2. Biryani: The Great Mughals; 3. Vindaloo: The Portuguese and the Chilli Pepper; 4. Korma: East India Company Merchants, Temples, and the Nawabs of Lucknow; 5. Madras Curry: The British Invention of Curry; 6. Curry Powder: Bringing India to Britain; 7. Cold Meat Cutlets: British Food in India; 8. Chai: The Great Tea Campaign; 9. Curry and Chips: Syhleti Sailors and Indian Takeaways; 10. Curry Travels the World; GLOSSARY; NOTES