Indian Food: A Historical Companion

added America Ancient animal appear baked banana barley beans Bengal bitter boiled Bombay bread called century Chapter coconut common cooked cultivated Culture curds dated Delhi derived described dhāl dish distinctive drink earlier early eaten fermented fish flavoured flour flowers four fried fruit ghee give grain green ground grows Hindu History honey important included India juice kinds king known land later leaves listed literature live Madras mango materials meal meat mentioned milk mixed noted origin pepper perhaps period placed plant preparation probably Publishing pulses references rice roasted salt Sanskrit seeds seems served sesame sour SOURCE south India species spices stone sugar sweet Tamil term tion tree types urad variety various vegetables vessel wheat wild wine World yield