Ammi’s Kitchen: Heirloom Recipes from Rampur
This beautiful collection honours the quiet strength of grandmothers everywhere who've safeguarded culinary traditions within their families. Pernia Qureshi traces her own lineage through food, beginning with her grandmother Mussharaf-ul-Nissa Begum, who arrived in Rampur's royal household as a young bride from Chandausi. What unfolds is a fascinating fusion: her grandmother's ancestral knowledge mingled with Rampur's innovative approach to cooking, producing something altogether distinctive. The result? A remarkable array of dishes that capture both personal memory and regional character. Each recipe breathes history; some carry whispers of an earlier era whilst others pulse with the vitality of a woman adapting, experimenting, creating something wholly her own. The pages feel lived-in, intimate even, as if you're being invited into a kitchen where tradition doesn't mean rigid adherence but rather thoughtful evolution. For anyone curious about how food becomes identity, how recipes become love letters passed through generations, this book offers genuine nourishment for both body and soul.
- Author: Pernia Qureshi
- Publisher: Roli Books
- Genre: Cooking & Culinary Arts
- ISBN: 978-9392130472
- Pages: 192 pages