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Indian cookbooks are cookbooks written in India, or about Indian cooking. Indian cooking varies regionally and has evolved over the centuries due to various influences. Vegetarianism has made a signif
Women having a traditional meal from Thali, ca. 1712
Men having a traditional meal from Pattal, ca. 1712
Samosas being prepared for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din, the Sultan of Mandu. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah, 1495–1505
Babur at Dastarkhan, Mughal painting, 1590 CE.
Samosa
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A samosa is a fried Indian subcontinent turnover with a savoury filling that mostly consists of vegetables like spiced potatoes, onions, and peas, but can include cheese such as paneer, meat or even f
Indian cookbooks
…non-vegetarian recipes, sweets made from dairy products, and beverages. Under the Turkic Sultanate and Mughal period, several new foods were introduced like samosas, naan, yahni, korma, kebab, keema, halva, haleem, and Jalebi. The Ni'matnama is a collection of the recipes written during the rule of the Malwa…
Samosas, snack food at Wikipedia's 16th Birthday celebration in Chittagong
The Persian manuscript Ni'matnāmah Naṣir al-Dīn Shāhī explaining how samosas should be cooked
Medieval Indian cookbook with Persian manuscript Ni'matnāmah Naṣir al-Dīn Shāhī (c. 16th century) showing samosas being served
Samosas before being fried, at a sweet shop in Kolkata