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<h2 id="early-indian-texts-and-cookbooks">Early Indian texts and cookbooks</h2> <h3>Ayurvedic Samhitas (4th century BCE)</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Ayurveda/XCgFAdb3">Ayurvedic</a> texts classify food into three categories: <i>sattvic</i>, <i>rajasic</i>, and <i>tamasic</i>. <a href="/facts/Taste/mdB8ysuK">Tastes</a> (rasa) are classified into six types known as <i>shadrasa</i> according to their qualities for an ideal meal: <a href="/facts/Sweetness/pWt6LlXy">sweet</a>, salty, sour, <a href="/facts/Pungency/rKbfU6EX">pungent</a>, bitter, and astringent. Traditional meal presentation often includes all six of these qualities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Several samhitas from Ayurvedic texts describe and discuss methods for cooking food. They mention recipes for cooking <a href="/facts/Rice/wvL1hBCz">rice</a> in different ways, some examples include: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Tehri_(dish)/gx2chJBv">Tāpaharī</a></i>, a seasoned rice dish</li> <li><i>Māṃsaudana</i>, rice cooked with meat</li> <li><i>Mudgaudana</i>, rice cooked with <a href="/facts/Mung_bean/wAlAaUsW">mung beans</a></li> <li><i>Kṣīraudana</i>, rice cooked with milk</li> <li><i>Tilaudana</i>, rice seasoned with <a href="/facts/Sesame/mt1fttR6">sesame</a> seeds</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Khichdi_(dish)/z8q9Nteo">Khichadi</a></i>, a rice and <a href="/facts/Lentil/GUuCEt0o">lentil</a> dish</li> <li><i>Dadhyodana</i>, rice mixed with yogurt</li> <li><i>Takra</i>, a <a href="/facts/Curd/yqRzqk51">curd</a> dish</li> <li><i>Yusha,</i> a lentil dish</li> <li><i>Vesavara,</i> a dish made with ground meat</li></ul> <p>The texts also mention different methods to cook <a href="/facts/Grain/C00uWDPs">grains</a>, <a href="/facts/Legume/x6s6gVHY">pulses</a>, <a href="/facts/Meat/DUHTTM1d">meats</a>, <a href="/facts/Dairy_product/rGVJUHVb">milk products</a>, <a href="/facts/Vegetable/j3AlDG64">vegetables</a>, <a href="/facts/Fruit/PBpuzk60">fruits</a>, <a href="/facts/Leaf_vegetable/K30EKvpd">leafy greens</a>, roots, oils, and <a href="/facts/Sugarcane/925qszH4">sugarcane</a> products to prepare foods.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> They describe varieties of meat recipes such as:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><i>Śūlyamāṃsa</i>, a roast meat dish cooked on a skewer</li> <li><i>Ullupta</i>, a dish made with ground meat</li> <li><i>Bharjita</i>, in which the meat is fried</li> <li><i>Pishta</i> in which meat is made into balls or patties</li> <li><i>Pratapta</i>, in which meat is roasted with clarified butter over a charcoal fire</li> <li><i>Kandupachita</i>, in which meat is dipped in mustard oil and powdered, aromatic condiments, then roasted over a charcoal fire until it reaches a honey-like color</li> <li><i>Parishushka</i> and <i>Pradigdha</i> go by the general name of <i>Śūlya</i>, or meat cooked over a charcoal fire</li></ul> <p>Among spice blends, the texts list: </p> <ul><li><i>Trikatu</i>: a mixture of <a href="/facts/Long_pepper/jg9zacrz">long pepper</a>, <a href="/facts/Black_pepper/6MMqGwm4">black pepper</a>, and dried <a href="/facts/Ginger/ljRLQ4Nd">ginger</a></li> <li><i>Trijataka</i>: a mixture of <a href="/facts/Cinnamomum_tamala/HYSKgmxL">cinnamomum tamala</a>, <a href="/facts/Cardamom/P6c7X8fk">cardamom</a>, and <a href="/facts/Cinnamon/Aag9baI6">cinnamon</a></li> <li><i>Pancakola</i>: a mixture of long pepper, long-pepper roots, <a href="/facts/Piper_chaba/6FGDhzmU">piper chaba</a>, <a href="/facts/Plumbago_zeylanica/bkIoDSMT">plumbago zeylanica</a> and dry ginger</li></ul> <p>These spice blends are mentioned alongside <a href="/facts/Turmeric/AYaT2xUs">turmeric</a>, <a href="/facts/Cumin/wjrsUDk9">cumin seeds</a>, <a href="/facts/Coriander/v4Sa5K4T">coriander seeds</a>, dried <a href="/facts/Mango/JxM1qusg">mango</a>, <a href="/facts/Mustard_seed/I0MXVYXo">mustard seeds</a>, and edible <a href="/facts/Camphora_officinarum/6dQvnsQv">camphor</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> The blends also appear in medieval cookbooks under the same names.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p><p>A chapter in <a href="/facts/Sushruta_Samhita/GPSYEjCs">Sushruta Samhita</a> is dedicated to dining etiquette, methods of serving food, and the proper placement of each dish before the diner.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> This dining and serving etiquette was also adopted in medieval cookbooks with some variations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h3>Sangam literature (3rd century BCE to c. 3rd century CE)</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Sangam_literature/xQaCAxcM">Sangam literature</a> offers references to food and recipes during this era, whether for a feast at a king's palace, meals in towns or the countryside, or in forest hamlets and the rest-houses travels visit. The literature describes in detail the cuisine of various landscapes and the people who reside there, how they prepared food, and what they served their guests. The poet <a href="/facts/Avvaiyar_(Sangam_poet)/7SVRxUbQ">Avvaiyar</a>, for example, describes her hearty summer lunch as "steamed rice, smoked and mashed aubergine, and tangy, frothy buttermilk," while the poet Mudathama Kanniyar describes "Skewered goat meat, crispy fried vegetables, rice and over 16 varieties of dishes" as part of the royal lunch he was treated to in the palace of the <a href="/facts/Chola_dynasty/yV869VU4">Chola king</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h3>Lokopakara (1025 CE)</h3> <p>Written by <a href="/facts/Chavundaraya/57o9laJM">Chavundaraya</a>, this cookbook is compilation of vegetarian recipes. It deals with methods of cooking rice, lentils, pulses, barely, wheat, vegetables, leafy greens, shoots, roots, and flowers. The book explains different methods of using spices and making blends for recipes; types of cookware and choosing different vessels for different recipes; preserving food and fruits to make pickles and papad; methods of making butter and ghee and different ways to season them; and ingredient substitutions. There is also a chapter about making flavored yogurts and coagulated buffalo milk cheese for sweets and sweets made from rice flour. The last chapter is dedicated to beverages made from different types of fruits and ways to season them.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h3>Manasollasa (1130 CE)</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Manasollasa/o9JtX1lN">Manasollasa</a></p> <p>This notable text was compiled during the rule of the <a href="/facts/Chalukya_dynasty/kfwnEMqT">Chalukya</a> king <a href="/facts/Someshvara_III/fJbRtvTm">Someshvara III</a> in 1130 CE, and contains recipes for vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. It also contains a range of recipes based on fermentation of cereals and flours.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> Among meat dishes, the text describes recipes based on pork, venison, goat meat, wild fowl, and fish, among others.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> It has been suggested that <a href="/facts/Vaddaradhane/V7xELhF2">Vaddaradhane</a>, the <a href="/facts/Kannada/cooJ3trn">Kannada</a> text of Jain Acharya Sivakoti written in 920 CE, contains what may be the earliest mention of <a href="/facts/Idli/VazWFBdK">Idali</a>, followed by <a href="/facts/Manasollasa/o9JtX1lN">Manasollasa</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> This text also has a chapter dedicated to brewing various types of alcoholic beverages.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> </p> <h3>Pakadarpana (1200 CE)</h3> <p>This recipe book—also known as Pākadarpaṇam, Pākaśāstra, Pākakalā, and Nalapāka—deals with culinary arts. It consists of 11 chapters known as Prakaraṇas. It explains both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food preparation and provides details about several methods for cooking rice, meat, legumes, pulses, vegetables, fruits, refreshments, beverages, and milk products. The text also includes:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Among non-vegetarian rice preparations, several different kinds of maṁsodana/maṁsānna (meat and rice dishes), lāvaka maṁsodana, and kukkuṭa maṁsodana (chicken and rice dishes).</li> <li>Methods for preparing food according to the seasons, including seasoning food with in-season spices.</li> <li>Explanations for preparing various vegetables using different parts of the plants.</li> <li>Methods for sūpa (shuked, cooked legumes), <a href="/facts/Macrotyloma_uniflorum/ClqWpNEx">horse gram</a> (dolichos biflorus), <a href="/facts/Vigna_mungo/s4P4zorv">black gram</a> (vigna mungo), <a href="/facts/Cowpea/FRGaaWKt">cow peas</a> (vigna unguiculata), and <a href="/facts/Chickpea/gRKRpqWp">chickpeas</a> (vicer arietinum).</li> <li>Several <a href="/facts/Panakam/lMt3bGNb">pānakas</a> (beverages) made from mango, lemon, <a href="/facts/Garcinia_indica/yxLaD4jv">kokum</a>, flowers, and berries.</li> <li>Sweets made from milk products such as various types of flavored milk, flavored buttermilk, <a href="/facts/Kheer/6tUtGAnQ">pasyasam</a>, and flavored yogurts.</li></ul> <h3>Soopa Shastra (1508 CE)</h3> <p>Written by <a href="/facts/Mangarasa_III/d2BwQqlb">Mangarasa III</a>, a follower of <a href="/facts/Jainism/h0glxhjH">Jainism</a>, the <i>Soopa Shastra</i> is exclusively vegetarian. It provides ingredients and cooking methods in detail, and even the types of utensils and ovens needed are mentioned. King Mangarasa III belonged to the Chengalvu dynasty, and was under the <a href="/facts/Suzerainty/jzSCjQe4">suzerainty</a> of the <a href="/facts/Hoysala_Kingdom/gk3DX5g4">Hoysala kings</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>The first chapter describes 35 breads, sweets and snacks, which are now mostly obsolete.</li> <li>The second chapter describes salty, sour, and sweet drinks.</li> <li>The third chapter discusses nine types of payasa (<a href="/facts/Kheer/6tUtGAnQ">kheer</a>), eight types of cooked rice, and 24 rice dishes.</li> <li>The next three chapters include recipes for 20 dishes with <a href="/facts/Eggplant/UTRtUSsd">eggplant</a>, 16 dishes with <a href="/facts/Jackfruit/u1BYkNU0">jackfruit</a>, and 25 dishes made with raw <a href="/facts/Banana/D6r2qPPq">bananas</a> (plantains) and banana flowers.</li> <li>The last chapter contains recipes using bamboo shoots and myrobalan.</li></ul> <p>Even though the book was written during the rule of a Jain ruler, some of the vegetarian ingredients mentioned, such as onions, are regarded as inappropriate for strict Jains. </p><p>The <i>Pishtakadhyaya</i> chapter mentions foods made with flour like <a href="/facts/Roti/T7CMcbBg">roti</a>, mandige, garige, <a href="/facts/Dosa_(food)/RjK4Hq8W">dosa</a>, and <a href="/facts/Idli/VazWFBdK">idli</a>. Although ancient Kannada poetry has used the term 'rotika' even earlier.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> </p> <h3>Kshemakutuhala (1549 CE)</h3> <p>Written by Ksemasarma, this cookbook deals with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes. Among non-vegetarian recipes, it includes boar, lamb, goat, venison, rabbit, wild and domesticated pigs, game birds, peacocks, fish, and tortoise. It lists nine methods of cooking meat. The <i>Kshemakutuhala</i> provides:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Different methods of cooking rice, pulses, and lentils</li> <li>Information on spice mixtures and the effects of adding them at different points while cooking</li> <li>Methods for using different cookware for different recipes</li> <li>Recipes for preparing milk products making sweets from them</li> <li>Methods for cooking edible vegetables, leafy greens, flowers, fruits, stalks, bulbs and roots in what is the book's longest chapter.</li> <li>Beverage recipes.</li></ul> <h3><i>Bhojana Kutuhala</i> (1675 CE)</h3> <p>The <i>Bhojana Kutuhala</i>, written by Raghunatha<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> between 1675 and 1700, describes numerous ingredients and dishes then common in the <a href="/facts/Maharashtra/4hAVYlb4">Maharashtra</a> region. The text compiles knowledge about food and cooking described in the Sanskrit texts from the ancient period (up to 5th century CE) and the medieval period (5th to 17th century CE). The second chapter is a historical study of dietetics and culinary art. The treatises like <i>Kṣemakutūhala</i> of <i>Kṣemaśarman</i> and <i>Pākadarpaṇa</i> of Naḷa, which exclusively discuss the topics of dietetics and culinary art, are introduced in the third chapter. The sixth chapter mainly discusses the preparations of various dishes as explained in the Siddhānnaprakaraṇa. The last chapter is a summary of the study of cooking, comprising discussions and observations. </p><p><i>Bhojana Kutuhala</i> records and credits many earlier culinary cookbooks like: </p> <ul><li><i>Pākādhikāra of Vaidaksara</i></li> <li><i>Takravidhi of Rudrayāmala</i></li> <li><i>Bhimabhojanakutuhala of Vaidyadesika</i></li> <li><i>Rucivadhugalaratnamala of Paraparnava</i></li> <li><i>Tambulakapasamgraha of Narasimhabhatta</i></li> <li><i>Vyañjanavarga of Suṣeṇa</i></li> <li><i>Pakadhikarana</i></li> <li><i>Kriradiprakarana</i></li> <li><i>Vastugunahuna</i></li> <li><i>Sakaguna</i></li> <li><i>Annapanavidhi</i></li> <li><i>Takrapanavidhi</i></li> <li><i>Pakamartanda</i></li> <li><i>Vividha Pakabhasmatailadiniramana</i></li> <li><i>Yogacintamani</i></li> <li><i>Takrakalpa</i></li> <li><i>Tambulamanjari</i></li> <li><i>Pakavali</i></li></ul> <p>It also mentions several important treatises, including <i>Paroygaparijata</i>, <i>Kriyasara Vaidyakasabdasindhu</i>, <i>and Hrdayadipaand Vyanjanavarga</i>. The majority of these have not been published in English, while those that have been published lack critical studies.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> </p> <h3>Sivatattva Ratnakara (1699 CE)</h3> <p>This work by Basava Bhoopāla is an encyclopedic treatise in Sanskrit. The sixth chapter in this text is dedicated to culinary art; it is an extensive chapter containing 27 sections known as <i>tarangas</i>. This chapter deals with kitchen and how it should be built, different types of stoves, organizing the kitchen, kitchen implements and how to make them, cooking utensils, and types of pots and pans and their benefits. It also describes types of rice and different methods of cooking rice, seasoned rice recipes, vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes, sweets made from dairy products, and beverages.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="sultanate-and-mughal-period-cookbooks">Sultanate and Mughal period cookbooks</h2> <p>Under the Turkic Sultanate and <a href="/facts/Mughal_Empire/yRg2kAy5">Mughal period</a>, several new foods were introduced like <a href="/facts/Samosa/Ee4YRBIo">samosas</a>, <a href="/facts/Naan/aJvESyaU">naan</a>, <a href="/facts/Yahni/bRxA4YRk">yahni</a>, <a href="/facts/Korma/tWk0buUJ">korma</a>, <a href="/facts/Kebab/JYE6lamW">kebab</a>, <a href="/facts/Keema_matar/SX3cCbBJ">keema</a>, <a href="/facts/Halva/oap270jm">halva</a>, <a href="/facts/Haleem/Cto0f6gK">haleem</a>, and <a href="/facts/Jalebi/J3H4FIzX">Jalebi</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> </p> <h3>The Ni'matnama (c. 1500)</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Ni%27matnama/cScQKjPx">Ni'matnama</a></p> <p>The <i>Ni'matnama</i> is a collection of the recipes written during the rule of the <a href="/facts/Malwa_Sultanate/krlGSEl6">Malwa Sultanate</a>, <a href="/facts/Ghiyath_Shah/UrrQBzg2">Ghiyath Shahi</a>, and his son and successor, Nasir Shah. It contains recipes for food, medicine, and aphrodisiacs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a> It also includes a sections on preparing <a href="/facts/Betel/uQeTwPEl">betel</a> leaves.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> and information on unique pickles made from edible flowers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> There are recipes for preparing ground meat, samosas, halva, and sherbets.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> </p> <h3>Ain-i-Akbari (1590)</h3> <p>The first book of <i><a href="/facts/Ain-i-Akbari/fbKG4nfk">Ain-i-Akbari</a></i> (the third volume of the <a href="/facts/Akbarnama/xfNvmXxb">Akbarnama</a>), written in 1590, gives several recipes, mainly those popular among the Mughal elite.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> <i>Ain-i-Akbari</i> divides recipes into three categories of <i>sufiyana</i>: meat-free dishes, meat-and-rice dishes, and meats cooked with spices.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a> </p> <h3>Alwan-e-Nemat (17th century)</h3> <p><i>Alwan-e-Nemat</i> is a book of 101 recipes from the kitchen of Mughal emperor <a href="/facts/Jahangir/pPlr6Qce">Jahangir</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a> It also dedicates a chapter to dining etiquette. The book describes the method for laying out <a href="/facts/Dastarkh%C4%81n/c887KH5D">Dastarkhan</a>: a process that starts with spreading a leather mat spread over the ornate carpet to protect it, and then spreading a cloth over the mat before arranging prepared foods at the center. People at the time ate together from large, common plates similar to Central Asian customs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a> </p> <h3>Nuskha-e-Shahjahani</h3> <p>This work includes <a href="/facts/Pilaf/JwIm7Q5V">Pilaf</a> recipes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> from <a href="/facts/Shah_Jahan/XQu9CkFQ">Shah Jahan</a>'s reign.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="british-period">British period</h2> <p><a href="/facts/British_Raj/hBe6wvPS">British rule</a> saw the publication of several cookbooks, some intended for the British elite, others for locals, often in languages like <a href="/facts/Gujarati_language/kGKRRbwe">Gujarati</a>, <a href="/facts/Bengali_language/twpKobqA">Bengali</a> and <a href="/facts/Hindi/n1QIEeCC">Hindi</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a> These include: </p> <ul><li><i>Sarabhendra Pakasasthram</i> (1816–1825) in <a href="/facts/Marathi_language/uIJuwlFW">Marathi</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></li> <li><i>Pak-Shastra</i> (1878) in Gujarati</li> <li><i>Culinary Jotting for Madras</i> (1891), later republished as Vwyer's Indian Cookery.</li> <li><i>Mistanna Pak</i> (1904) in Bengali</li> <li><i>Bengal Sweets</i> (1921) by Haldar<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></li> <li><i>Recipes-Of-All-Nations</i> (1923) by <a href="/facts/Countess_Morphy/6rvj2WXY">Countess Morphy</a>, has an Indian section that mentions <a href="/facts/Gulgula_(doughnut)/GXWMvQuH">gulgula</a>, <a href="/facts/Halva/oap270jm">halwa</a>, and <a href="/facts/Khoa/9Sb2NyAI">khoa</a>.</li> <li><i>Pak Chandrika</i> (1929<i>)</i> by Maniram Sharma in Hindi</li> <li><i>Indian Cookery</i> (1930s) by <a href="/facts/Veeraswamy/RGx1cjwd">Veeraswamy</a> who established England's oldest existing Indian restaurant.</li> <li><i>Vrahad Pak Vigyan</i> (1939) Pandit Nrisinghram in Hindi</li> <li><i>Navin-Pak shastra</i></li></ul> <p>"English vegetables" (cabbage, cauliflower, tomato, turnip, etc.) as they were at one time termed, became common during this period.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> </p><p>The 1939 cookbook <i>Vrahad Pak Vigyan</i>, written in Hindi, has a special section on "<i>Angreji</i>" (i.e., English) cooking that includes biscuits, breads ("double-roti"), tomato, and mushroom dishes in addition to meat and egg dishes (termed "non-vegetarian" in India). </p> <h2 id="freedom-struggle-and-indian-independence">Freedom struggle and Indian independence</h2> <p>The following cookbooks were published during <a href="/facts/Indian_independence_movement/0n35LRk8">India's struggle for independence</a> and after <a href="/facts/Partition_of_India/c8xmUWfG">India achieved independence</a> from Britain: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dalda/RhRa67j7">Dalda</a> Cookbook (1949): <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a> An illustrated, best-seller published in English, Hindi, <a href="/facts/Tamil_language/7I0lHL0d">Tamil</a> and Bengali by Dalda Advisory Service. Its Pakistani counterpart is still being published.</li> <li><i>Modern Cookery Vo.l I</i> by <a href="/facts/Thangam_Philip/9zsvnatp">Thangam Philip</a> (1946)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></li> <li><i>Indian Cooking</i> by Savitri Chawdhary (1954) written by an Indian housewife who immigrated to England.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></li> <li><i>Pak Ratnakar</i> (1958)</li></ul> <h2 id="internationalization-of-indian-cooking">Internationalization of Indian cooking</h2> <p>With large-scale migration of Indians to North America, and with India's increasing international influence, a new set of cookbook authors emerged: </p> <ul><li><i>An Invitation to Indian Cooking</i>, <a href="/facts/Madhur_Jaffrey/rc41WKV5">Madhur Jaffrey</a>, (1973),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> who has since then written a series of popular cook books.</li> <li>Classic Indian Cooking, by Julie Sahni (1980), the founder of the Indian Cooking School, established 1973 in New York City.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></li> <li><i>Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking</i> by <a href="/facts/Yamuna_Devi/H7ITNyAv">Yamuna Devi</a> (1987)</li></ul> <p>With the advent of TV and the internet, new food authors have emerged in the past few decades. There is significant international influence because International travel has become common. These include: </p> <ul><li>The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking, <a href="/facts/Tarla_Dalal/hU5RMVtv">Tarla Dalal</a> (1974), followed by 170 other cookbook titles</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Cuisine/jrGcSHAK">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Culinary_art/ekcLxQhq">Culinary art</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Food_preparation/47HVCwae">Food preparation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Food_writing/5RGcLMFk">Food writing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Recipe/ath1TWwf">Recipe</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/module on <ul><li><i> Table of Contents</i></li></ul> <ul><li>The Wikibooks' open-content cookbook anyone can edit</li> <li><a href="http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/">Feeding America at Michigan State University Digital Library</a>—a collection of influential early American cookbooks, including a large number of books specializing in immigrant cuisine</li> <li><a href="http://www.nypl.org/news/treasures/index.cfm?vidid=8">Menus and Cookbooks at The New York Public Library</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Dasgupta, Bhaskar (2016-04-01). 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