Curry
Subtitle: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors
By: Lizzie Collingham.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780195172416
Subjects: Food habits -- India -- History; India -- Civilization
Description: Traces the history of Indian cuisine from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader Babur to the cookhouse of the British Raj, profiling traditional dishes based on a long history of invasion and the fusion of different food traditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chicken tikka masala : the quest for an authentic Indian meal; title: Biryani : the great Mughals; title: Vindaloo : the Portuguese and the chilli pepper; title: Korma : East India Company merchants, temples and the nawabs of Lucknow; title: Madras curry : the British invention of curry; title: Curry powder : bringing India to Britain; title: Cold meat cutlets : British food in India; title: Chai : the great tea campaign; title: Curry and chips : Syhleti sailors and Indian takeaways; title: Curry travels the world.