[Sca-cooks] Moghul Food

[David Friedman]

>  Drakey wrote:
>
>>
>>  I vaguely remember someone mentioning a book that was recently published.
>>  Anyone remember what it was and the quality/authenticity of the recipes?
>
>You are probobly thinking of the Nimatanama of the Sultan of Madu, 
>the details of which have already been posted.  Another reliable 
>source for Moghul food is are the recipie-like things in the 
>'Ain-i-Akbari which can be found here:
>http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=00702051&ct=49
>which provide us with a total of thirty dishes.  The main limitation 
>is that we are told what the dish is called and what goes into it, 
>but not how it is cooked.
>
>-Katherine/Asma

Note that in addition to the 30 ingredient lists, the book also 
contains instructions for making bread and for distilling arrack. The 
bread can be done as a frying pan bread, which is convenient for SCA 
camping purposes.
-- 
David/Cariadoc
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