The Mughal Feast: Recipes from the Kitchen of Emperor Shah Jahan Hardcover – Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2021

Beautiful and valuable collection of recipes from a bygone era, but which are still being cooked today.

Love the recipes here.

If you have someone in your life who is interested in Mughal cuisine, cooking, art, or just Mughal history, get this book for them - or yourself! It's expensive, yes, but the quality is fabulous and you get over 100 Mughal recipes with detailed instructions on high-quality glossy paper, as well as notes about history and a few miniature painting spreads. I love flipping through this book and we enjoy showing it to guests as well. The recipes are easy to follow, though the portions are very kingly (ha). There are no photos of the food, or illustrations, so manage your expectations. This is more of a cookbook for people who are experienced in the kitchen. Think biryanis, types of pulao, naan varieties, barthas, etc. About 95% of them feature lamb as the main ingredient. Enjoy!

It's the history of mugal era. What they would eat and how they would cook. Its the detail explanation about there food, spices cooking metho.If any one interested for cooking, I like to recommend the book.

Great recipes

The book presents a wonderful blend of culinary history and recipes. We tried out a number of recipes at home, and each time we were surprised by how good the food tasted. As these recipes tell us, the Mughal kitchen used a rather limited variety of ingredients compared to what we use today. There is, for instance, no use of spices like turmeric or chillies or ingredients like tomatoes or potatoes which are so common in contemporary Indian food. On the other hand we see use of such thickening agents like rice paste which have largely gone out of practice. This makes the Mughal dishes compiled by Salma Hussain taste wonderfully unique and very different from anything that you might be able to order today in a restaurant. And of course the sensation that you are tasting the exact same thing that emperor Shahjahan tasted more than three hundred years ago is priceless! Also, the lavish use of Mughal miniature paintings in this book gives it an aesthetic appeal that is usually missing from most cookbooks brought out by Indian publishers. This book is a true feast for the senses and it is a must have!