Meenakshi Ammal's Samaithu Paar, also available in english as 'cook and see'
-- srs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sent from my Nokia E71 -original message- Subject: Re: [silk] Food and the Empire (savita rao) From: "Anil Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 23/09/2008 9:12 am On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:09:57 +0530, "savita rao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Curry - A tale of cooks and conquerors by Lizzie Collinngham makes very > interesting reading. > She traces the history of some of India's iconic dishes (biryani, vindaloo, > "curry", korma) while also covering broader culinary influences, imports > etc. > > While we're on food, I wonder if the foodies of this list (I guess that's > about everyone) have any pointers to the history of Karnataka or even south > indian cuisine in general? > I'm looking for all sorts of things: authoritative history, anecdotes, any > very old recipe books, or recipes (written by the like of grandmoms and so > on). > > Thanks! > Savita Hi! For grandma kind of Andhra (vegetarian) cuisine recipes try - http://pedatha.com/pedathaa-legacy/ The book - 'Cooking at home with Pedatha' is an absolute delight with its simple instructions and multilingual reference chart at the end. --Anil KUMAR
