Lucknows famous GangaJamuni tehzeeba melding together of influencesis seen in its art architecture dance and music. But nowhere is this tehzeeb better represented than in its food redolent with the tastes of Turkey Persia and Afghanistan and infused with the flavours of Sindhi Parsi Punjabi Nawabi Mughlai and British food. When Sunita Kohlis parents Chand and Inder Prakash Sur first settled in Lucknow after having to leave Lahore following Partition they brought with them only the memories of home. In The Lucknow Cookbook Sunita Kohli and Chand Sur bring together the taste and smells of home in these 150 wellloved dishes from their kitchens and from the kitchens of family and friends. These delectable kebabs and soups biryanis pulaos and raitas mutton chicken and fish dishes paranthas and rotis vegetables sweets and puddings cocktail snacks chutneys and pickles are a taste of the fabled Lucknowi tradition of hospitality. A celebration of the tehzeeb of Lucknow as well as its nazaakat elegance the book is also a portrait of the city and its storied history.