Dining With The Nawabs by Meera Ali, Karam Puri

Mughal emperors governed their vast empire with the help of nawabs a title they bestowed on semiautonomous Muslim rulers of princely India. Over a period of time these nawabs became powerful rulers in their own right and created a distinct culture of their own with food being one of its most everlasting legacies. Heavily influenced by Mughal staples and technique of cookery, the local flavours from the refined palates that dominate the table at Rampur and Avadh to the incredible array of delicacies from the kitchens of Bahawalpur and Khairpur, now in Pakistan.