Provenance · Volume VI
The Indian Canon
Three hundred and sixteen entries
Contents
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Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Indian · V The Canonical Dishes
Gujarat & West India
Twelve entries
Dhokla — Fermented Chickpea Flour Steamed Cake (ढोकला)Khandvi — Rolled Chickpea Sheets (खांडवी)Thepla — Spiced Fenugreek Flatbread (થેપલા)Undhiyu — Upside-Down Mixed Vegetable Clay Pot (ઉંધિયું)Dal-Dhokli — Pasta Sheets in Spiced Lentil Broth (दाल ढोकली)Puran Poli — Sweet Lentil Stuffed Flatbread (पुरण पोळी)Vada Pav — Mumbai Street Fried Potato Bun (वडा पाव)Misal Pav — Maharashtrian Sprouted Bean Curry with Usal (मिसळ पाव)Parsi Patra ni Machhi — Fish in Banana Leaf Steam Parcel (पतरा ना मछी)Sali Boti — Parsi Apricot Lamb with Potato Straw (सालि बोटी)Dhansak — Parsi Persian Lentil Meat Stew (धनसाक)Kolhapuri Chicken — Maharashtra Dry Coconut Masala (कोल्हापुरी चिकन)
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Gujarat & West India
12 entries
Dhokla — Fermented Chickpea Flour Steamed Cake (ढोकला)Khandvi — Rolled Chickpea Sheets (खांडवी)Thepla — Spiced Fenugreek Flatbread (થેપલા)Undhiyu — Upside-Down Mixed Vegetable Clay Pot (ઉંધિયું)Dal-Dhokli — Pasta Sheets in Spiced Lentil Broth (दाल ढोकली)Puran Poli — Sweet Lentil Stuffed Flatbread (पुरण पोळी)Vada Pav — Mumbai Street Fried Potato Bun (वडा पाव)Misal Pav — Maharashtrian Sprouted Bean Curry with Usal (मिसळ पाव)Parsi Patra ni Machhi — Fish in Banana Leaf Steam Parcel (पतरा ना मछी)Sali Boti — Parsi Apricot Lamb with Potato Straw (सालि बोटी)Dhansak — Parsi Persian Lentil Meat Stew (धनसाक)Kolhapuri Chicken — Maharashtra Dry Coconut Masala (कोल्हापुरी चिकन)