The Lucknow Cookbook

Lucknows famous Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb-- a melding together of influences-- is seen in its art, architecture, dance and music. But nowhere is this Tehzeeb better represented than in its food, redolent with the tastes of Turkey, Persia and Afghanistan and infused with the flavours of Sindhi, Parsi, Punjabi, Nawabi, Mughlai and British food. When Sunita Kohlis parents, Chand and Inder Prakash Sur, first settled inucknow after having toeaveahore following partition, they brought with them only the memories of home. In theucknow cookbook Sunita Kohli and Chand sur bring together the taste and smells of home in these 150 well-loved dishes from their kitchens and from the kitchens of family and friends. These delectable kebabs and soups, biryanis, pulaos and raitas, mutton, chicken and fish dishes, paranthas and rotis, vegetables, sweets and puddings, cocktail snacks, chutneys and pickles are a taste of the fableducknowi tradition of hospitality. A celebration of the Tehzeeb ofucknow as well as its nazaakat (elegance) the book is also a portrait of the city and its storied history.