In the Royal Kitchens of Rajasthan, as well as other states, food was very serious business and raised to the level of an art form. Located in the Palaces, were the Rasowaras, or Kitchen Departments, that took care of the daily needs of the Palace and had some of the best cooks working to prepare exotic dishes for the Maharajas, Maharanis and their guests. There were cooks for different meals and occasions; there were cooks who specialised in making traditional sweets and savouries for festivals; there were specialists for vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. What made life more exciting was the fact that there was an ongoing game of one-upmanship between the neighboring Maharajas with each one trying to outdo the other. It was for this reason that good cooks were prized members of the Palace staff and had their own staff running into dozens. Over the years, Rajputs have lovingly preserved these culinary traditions and perfected the art of cooking. The recipes in this book are from the original collection of one of the members of the Jaipur Rasowara who lovingly compiled these recipes in several handwritten registers.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dharmendar Kanwar
Dharmendar Kanwar studied at the Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls Public School and went to university in Jaipur. She started her writing career immediately after finishing school and did campus writing for several youth magazines. Over the last 25 years she has also done scripts for television documentaries, been involved in heritage conservation and contributed stories and photographs to almost all the major magazines and newspapers in India. In the late '80s, she took to travel writing and was awarded the Best Travel Writer (English) for 1993-94 by the Government of Rajasthan. Dharmendar Kanwar has 18 books to her credit. She was closely associated with the late Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur and is the Managing Trustee of her charitable Trust.
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Title
Royal Cuisine of India
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Edition
1st ed.,
Publisher
Brijbasi Art Press, 2008
ISBN
8183850960
Length
112p., 60 Colour & 9 B/w Plates
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