minced meat (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi)
Minto, Lady (i), (ii)
Mogh cooks (i), (ii)
Mughlai cuisine (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii)
mulligatawny soup (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix)
multiculturalism (i), (ii)
Muslim
cooks (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
cuisine (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
culture (i), (ii)
food practices (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx)
women (i)
Muslims (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x)
Mutiny (i), (ii)
mutton (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi)
Mysore (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
naan (i), (ii)
nabobs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
nanbai see street food
Nehru, Jawaharlal (i)
Nuku’alofa (i)
Nur Jahan (i)
nutmeg (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)
nuts (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv)
omelettes (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
onions (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx), (xxxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii)
opium (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ottomans (i)
Oudh (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Ovington, John (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
paan (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) see also betel
Padshahnama (i)
paella (i)
Pakistan (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
pakka foods (i)
Palmer, Edward (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
paneer (i)
Panjim (i), (ii), (iii) see also Goa
paprika (i)
Parsees (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
pastries (i), (ii), (iii)
Patak’s (i)
Pathak family (i), (ii)
pepper (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx), (xxxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii), (xxxiv)
Pepys, Mrs Samuel, (i)
Persia (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)
Persian cuisine (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi)
phal (i), (ii)
Philippines, the (i)
pickles (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii)
picnics (i)
pilau (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv)
pineapple (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)
pollution see purity rituals
poor
diet of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
poppadoms (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
pork (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi)
porridge (i), (ii)
Portugal (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
Portuguese (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x)
adoption of Hindu practices (i), (ii)
cuisine (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
imposition of Christianity in Goa (i)
introduction of American produce (i), (ii), (iii)
society in India (i)
potatoes (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv)
public houses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
pulses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) see also lentils
punch (i), (ii), (iii)
Punjab (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii)
Punjabi cuisine (i), (ii)
purity rituals (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)
Queen Victoria (i), (ii), (iii)
rajasic foods (i), (ii)
Rajasthani
cuisine (i), (ii), (iii)
princesses (i)
Rajputs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
Ramayana (i)
ready-made meals (i)
regional
courts (i), (ii)
cuisines (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x)
restaurant
cooks (i)
curries (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix)
customers (i)
décor (i), (ii)
restaurants (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii)
Irani (i)
Italian (i)
new-style Indian (i), (ii)
traditional Indian (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
vegetarian (i), (ii),
rice (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx), (xxxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii), (xxxiv), (xxxv), (xxxvi), (xxxvii), (xxxviii), (xxxix), (xl), (xli), (xlii), (xliii), (xliv)
risotto (i), (ii)
Roberts, Emma (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Roe, Sir Thomas (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
rogan josh (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
Romans (i), (ii), (iii)
Rome (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
Sadaat Ali Khan (i), (ii)
saffron (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii)
Salter, Joseph (i), (ii)
saltpetre (i)
Samarkand (i), (ii), (iii)
Samoa (i)
samosas (i), (ii)
sattvic foods (i), (ii), (iii)
Shade, Sarah (i)
Shore, Frederick, (i)
seafood (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii)
servants (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx), (xxxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii), (xxxiv)
Shahjahan (i), (ii), (iii)
sherbets (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
shikari sauces (i)
Sikhs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Simla (i), (ii)
Sind (i), (ii), (iii)
Singapore (i)
sodas (i), (ii), (iii)
Somesvara III (i)
soup (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii)
South Africa (i), (ii), (iii)
South Indian cuisine (i), (ii),
Spain (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)
Spanish
cuisine (i), (ii)
in South America (i)
spices (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx), (xxxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii), (xxxiv), (xxxv), (xxxvi), (xxxvii), (xxxviii), (xxxix), (xl), (xli), (xlii), (xliii) see also cinnamon, cloves, cockscomb, coriander, cumin, garam masala, ginger, nutmeg, paprika, saffron, turmeric
Europe
an use of (i)
medicinal use of (i), (ii), (iii)
medieval use of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
spice trade (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi)
Sri Lanka (i), (ii)
staple foods (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix)
street food (i), (ii), (iii), (iv),
sugar (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx), (xxxi) see also jaggery
supermarkets (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
Surat (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi)
sweets (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) see also laddu temple (xi)
Syhlet (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
synthesis of culinary styles (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)
takeaways (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
tamarind (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii)
Tandon, Prakesh (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
tandoor (i), (ii), (iii)
tarka dhal (i), (ii)
taro (i), (ii)
Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
tea (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv)
and communalism (i)
as medicine (i)
drinking in Britain (i), (ii), (iii)
drinking in India (i)
introduction into India (i), (ii), (iii)
marketing campaign in India (i), (ii)
spiced (i), (ii), (iii)
Terry, Edward (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Terry, Richard (i), (ii)
Thackeray, William Makepeace (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Thailand (i)
thalis (i)
Thatcher, Margaret (i)
tiffin-wallahs (i), (ii), (iii)
Timur (i)
Timurids (i)
tinned food (i), (ii)
Tipu, Sultan (i), (ii)
toddy (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
tomatoes (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx)
Tonga (i)
travel food (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
turkey (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
Turkey (i), (ii), (iii)
turmeric (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv)
Uganda (i), (ii)
untouchables (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
utilitarianism (i)
Uzbeks (i), (ii)
Valle, Pietro della (i), (ii), (iii)
Veeraswamy’s (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
vegetables (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx), (xxxi), (xxxii), (xxxiii), (xxxiv), (xxxv), (xxxvi), (xxxvii), (xxxviii), (xxxix), (xl), (xli), (xlii), (xliii), (xliv), (xlv), (xlvi), (xlvii), (xlviii) see also onions, potatoes, tomatoes
vegetarianism (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi)
Venice (i), (ii), (iii)
Vijayanagara (i), (ii)
vindaloo (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x)
vinegar (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)
Waji Ali Shah (i), (ii)
Watt, George (i), (ii)
Weeden, Edward St Clair (i), (ii)
Wellesley, Arthur (i)
wheat (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv)
White, Edmund (i), (ii)
Williamson, Thomas (i), (ii), (iii)
Worcestershire sauce (i), (ii)
yogurt (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii)
Zambia (i)
Zimbabwe (i)
Zoroastrians (i)
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