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Food-its preparation, presentation, and delectation-has for centuries been an integral, significant part of the culture of India, touching all aspects of Indian life from religion, art, and literature to history and social convention. Traditionally, the highest level of Indian cuisine has been found in the royal kitchens of the maharajas, the one-time rulers of India's princely states, but with the disappearance of the maharajas, that great culinary tradition-passed down through the years from cook to cook as a kind of gospel for the table-has been nearly forgotten. The authors of this book are in a unique position to rescue this remarkable cuisine from obscurity, and to preserv its finest recipes along with the legends and stories that have always accompanied them. Shivaji Rao Holkar, the formr Maharaja of Indore in Central India, and his American-born wife, Shalini Devi-a superb cook and delightful writer-have traveled through the country since their marriage in 1966, collecting recipes from palace chefs, testing dishes (in American and European kitchens as wll as in India), and studying the vast literature of Indian food and cooking. This beautiful book is the result of their a

Author

Shivaji Rao, Shalini Devi Holkar, Shivaji Rao Holkar

Publisher

Viking Adult

Published

1975

Language

EN

ISBN

9780670240265

Subjects

Home & Lifestyle, Cooking