[Sca-cooks] Medieval Indian food
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
JIMCHEVAL at aol.com
Mon Apr 1 19:48:55 PDT 2013
Recipes are promised in future installments:
'Two Culinary works from Medieval Ujjaini
The N’imatnama Manuscript of the Sultan Ghiyath Shahi of Mandu (1469 AD to
1500 AD) and Kshemakuthuhalam by Kshema Sarma are two wonderful medieval
culinary manuscripts of this region. The N’imatnama or Book of Delights
consists of recipes for food and drink, for the distillation and preparation
of perfumes and essences, and also for aphrodisiacs and remedies for
illnesses. Written in a mix of Urdu and Farsi the book also contains fifty
miniature paintings depicting Sultan Ghiyath Shahi, his companions, slaves, cooks,
and attendants either preparing a dish or betel leaves or perfumes or
going hunting. After Akbar’s defeat of Sultan of Mandu the manuscript was in
the possion of the Mughal library (indicated by an inscription on one folio
and a Mughal period seal) and later at the library of Tippoo Sultan of
Mysore before reaching the India office collection of the British Library."
http://peppertrail.com/inner.php?menu_id=18&sm1_id=84&index_id=3
Jim Chevallier
www.chezjim.com
A History of Coffee and Other Refreshments in Early Modern France
by Pierre Le Grand d'Aussy
More information about the Sca-cooks
mailing list