CONTENTS

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Introduction

ONE

Climate, Crops and Prehistory

TWO

The Age of Ritual, 1700–1100 BCE

THREE

The Renunciant Tradition and Vegetarianism, 1000–300 BCE

FOUR

Global India and the New Orthodoxy, 300 BCE–500 CE

FIVE

New Religious Trends and Movements: Feasting and Fasting, 500–1000 CE

SIX

Food and Indian Doctors, 600 BCE–600 CE

SEVEN

The Middle Ages: The Manasolassa, Lokopakara and Regional Cuisines, 600–1300 CE

EIGHT

The Delhi Sultanate: Ni’matnama, Supa Shastra and Ksemakutuhalam, 1300–1550

NINE

The Mughal Dynasty and its Successors, 1526–1857

TEN

The Europeans, the Princes and their Legacy, 1500–1947

ELEVEN

An Overview of Indian Cuisine: The Meal, Cooking Techniques and Regional Variations

TWELVE

New Trends in Indian Food, 1947–Present

THIRTEEN

The Food of the Indian Diaspora

Timeline

References

Select Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index