[Sca-cooks] Mughal Feast

[David Friedman]

What Elizabeth and I did was to look for period Islamic recipes and 
modern Indian recipes that made a plausible fit with the ingredient 
list. That was probably before the /Nimatnama/ translation came out, or 
at least before we were aware of it.


On 8/27/16 5:55 AM, Nazirah Garrison wrote:
> Yeah,  my first line of attack has been the /Ain i Akbari/ ingredients
> lists, and figuring out recipes based on what I know of period cooking
> techniques in the region, and resorting, when needed, to modern
> "traditional" techniques. Everything I have right now is "plausibly period"
> with justifications.  I never thought to combine it with the /Nimatnama/
> recipes, but that seems like it should be the logical next step.
> On Aug 26, 2016 23:37, "David Friedman" <ddfr at daviddfriedman.com> wrote:
>
>> I assume you've tried working from the /Ain i Akbari/. Figuring out what
>> the recipes are, with an ingredient list but no instructions, is a pain.
>> Have you tried combining it with the /Nimatnama/, finding in the latter
>> dishes in the former, thus giving you a recipe plus ingredient quantities?
>> I haven't, don't know if it would work.
>>
>>
>> On 8/26/16 8:24 PM, Nazirah Garrison wrote:
>>
>>> Those are indeed what I'm using, at least as primary sources.  There's a
>>> couple of secondary sources that I can't remember off the top of my head
>>> (and I'm not home right now to check names), but I know that at least one
>>> of them is less rigorous than I'd like!
>>>
>>> Sara
>>> On Aug 26, 2016 14:45, "David Friedman" <ddfr at daviddfriedman.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> /Ain i Akbari /and the /Nimatnama/? Or do you have other sources?
>>>> The /Nimatnama/ is not actually Mughal, but it's only a little earlier
>>>> than the Mughals, so plausibly the same cuisine.
>>>>
>>>> On 8/25/16 8:42 AM, Nazirah Garrison wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm girding loins and gathering strength for the documented Mughal feast
>>>>> I'm doing in December.  To say I'm a little nervous is an
>>>>> understatement!
>>>>>
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