highlights There was almost no use of cheese in Kayastha homes till the 70s. With every season, the work of cutting and drying the vegetables of that season also went on. Apart from drying pickles and vegetables, many types of spicy Mungodis and Badis were also made. After the instant Maggi revolution that started in the country in the 80s, the definition of snack, breakfast and breakfast in homes has changed. The new culture of fast food has started liking people’s tongue. Even when Maggi was not introduced, there were…
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Food and drink of Kayasthas 08: Khichdi which was liked by everyone, everyone prepared it in their own way.
Every food item also has a historical and cultural journey, hence food cannot be kept separate from it. Certainly, the contribution of Kayasthas in Indian food is very high, many dishes in their kitchen got new flavor, taste and appearance but there are many dishes which are dear to all of us. There is no patent on them – although they have been dear to Kayasthas also. If you are asked to name the national food of India, what would you say? That food is socialist as well as royal,…
Read MoreFood and Drink of Kayasthas 07 – The fried dal faras will beat any fast food, what used to happen in the kitchen then?
highlights Complete food is prepared in lunch i.e. roti, rice, pulses, dry vegetables, vegetables with broth, pickles etc. If you are a fan of Momo then believe that this is her elder brother. Instead of rice flour, wheat flour and millet grain flour are also used in Fara. Even today the talk will be about the various uses and dishes of rice in Kayastha kitchen. In which there will be talk about khichdi and dal faras. The method of making them is not very difficult and the taste is amazing.…
Read MoreFood and drink of Kayasthas 06: Lalakat Tahari i.e. delicious dish with divine taste.
highlights The variety and taste of the food prepared in the kitchen of Kayasthas has been different. In the kitchen of Kayasthas, many dishes are made from rice – various types of khichdi, tahari, pulao and biryani. To say that Tehri is a simple and balanced food but very tasty. This is a big question whether Kayasthas like rice or wheat better. The reality is that both. Even today, in the traditional families of Kayasthas, if the entire meal was cooked during the day, then roti and vegetables were often…
Read MoreFood and drink of Kayasthas 05: Meat utensils were never mixed in the main kitchen utensils, wonderful Nimona was prepared in winters.
highlights Meat dishes made in mustard oil have a special texture in taste, the non-vegetarian food of Kayasthas is mostly prepared in it. In winter, when green mutton starts being sold in abundance, there were two special dishes in this season. One is Nimona and the other is Ghughni. In cooking, there is a meaning in not allowing the steam coming out along with the cooked ingredients. Now let us talk about Kayasthas living in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Whose mines are very similar. There is abundant agriculture in…
Read MoreFood and drink of Kayasthas 04: If there is no Shami Kebab and Seenk Kebab, then what kind of food will the Lalas of Lucknow have?
highlights If we talk about old Lucknow, Kayasthas had great status here. His role in every color of Awadh Kayasthas definitely tested the methods of preparing non-vegetarian food on the test of vegetarianism. This winter season is very wonderful for Kayasthas. There is more variety in food In Kayastha families, no feast can take place without goat meat (mutton). Like the Mughals, Kayasthas also prepared many delicious dishes from mutton. They did not pay much attention to chicken. Fish is eaten occasionally. Most Kayastha houses had two kitchens. For a…
Read MoreFood and drink of Kayasthas 03: Shab Degh meat which was very tasty and liver of lentils
highlights Some Mathur from Rajasthan came and settled in Delhi. Who introduced the capital to Kayastha food Each grain of pigeon pea and urad dal was clearly visible. Mathurs prepared vegetarian dishes on the lines of goat maang and liver. Often old people will be found saying that what used to be used for grinding spices on stone slabs and spices standing in the pans over the stove, is no longer there. Now everything is readymade, hence the taste which was earlier available in food is not available. Kitchen appliances…
Read MoreFood of Kayasthas 02: From kebabs to biryani, a new style emerged from their kitchen.
highlights Kayastha took most of the dishes of Mughal Dastarkhwan to their kitchen but with their own style and experiments. Paratha stuffed with ground lentils is said to have originated from the pure Kayastha food tradition. If Mughal Dastarkhwan made new experiments in Biryani, then Kayasthas also changed it in vegetarian style. Since Kayasthas held big and important positions in the courts, they were also invited to Mughalia feasts. In 1526, when Babar laid the foundation of the Mughal dynasty in India, he also brought the Mughal Dastakhwan with him…
Read MoreFood and drink of Kayasthas1 – How is the kitchen of Lalas decorated, what is cooked in it
highlights If the food from the kitchen of Kayasthas is a fusion of Mughal cuisine, then later also the company of British Raj. Kayasthas innovated the Mughals, British and regional mines and developed some themselves This happened many years ago. Coming out of the locality of Kayasthas in Banaras, the smell of meat cooking outside every house was filling the nostrils. The cousin who was accompanying me looked at me and said angrily, “When I went out to the locality of Lalwan on Sunday, I came to know that mutton…
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