Including a selection of recipes this book gives a history of curry from its Indian origins to the global dish it now is.
In this global history, food writer Colleen Taylor Sen answers the question, "What is curry?" by giving a lively historical and descriptive account of a dish that has many incarnations.
Feasts and fasts: a history of food in India
Feasts and fasts: a history of food in India
Feasts and fasts: a history of food in India
Feasts and fasts: a history of food in India
Feasts and fasts: a history of food in India
From dal to samosas, paneer to vindaloo, dosa to naan, Indian food is diverse and wide-ranging-unsurprising when you consider India's incredible range of climates, languages, religions, tribes, and customs. Its cuisine differs from north to south, yet what is it that makes India…
"In Eating India, award-winning food writer Chitrita Banerji takes readers on an odyssey through a national cuisine formed by generations of arrivals, assimilations, and conquests. With each wave of newcomers - ancient Aryan tribes, Persians, Middle Eastern Jews, Mongols, Arabs,…