Degh to dastarkhwan : Qissas and recipes from Rampur / Tarana Husain Khan.

By:

Tarana Husain Khan

Language: English Publication details: : Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd , 2022. Gurugram Description: xvii, 257 p, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. (some color) ; 22 cmISBN:

9780143451464

Subject(s):

Cookbooks

DDC classification:

641.5954 TAR

Summary: Tarana was an indifferent eater and an unenthusiastic cook until a chance encounter with a nineteenth-century Persian cookbook in Rampur's fabled Raza Library started her off on a journey into the history of Rampur cuisine and the stories around it. Part food memoir and part celebration of a cuisine, Degh to Dastarkhwan answers the question-'what constitutes and distinguishes Rampur cuisine?' Each chapter represents an emotion, an observance or a celebration. The spread of Rampuri food from the grand royal cuisine to the simple daily fare becomes the arena to express love, loss, forgiveness and spirituality. Peopled with compelling characters from all walks of life, the book is a tour de force that includes recollections of a princess to the spiritual ambience of a Sufi shrine, with stories of khansamas, weddings and funerals.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library	641.5954 HUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	683768
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, A WING	641.5954 TAR;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	683769

Tarana was an indifferent eater and an unenthusiastic cook until a chance encounter with a nineteenth-century Persian cookbook in Rampur's fabled Raza Library started her off on a journey into the history of Rampur cuisine and the stories around it.
Part food memoir and part celebration of a cuisine, Degh to Dastarkhwan answers the question-'what constitutes and distinguishes Rampur cuisine?' Each chapter represents an emotion, an observance or a celebration. The spread of Rampuri food from the grand royal cuisine to the simple daily fare becomes the arena to express love, loss, forgiveness and spirituality. Peopled with compelling characters from all walks of life, the book is a tour de force that includes recollections of a princess to the spiritual ambience of a Sufi shrine, with stories of khansamas, weddings and funerals.

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