Lucknow?s famous Ganga-Jamuni\n Tehzeeb?a melding together of influences?is seen in its art, architecture,\n dance and music. But nowhere is this Tehzeeb better represented than in its\n food, redolent with the tastes of Turkey, Persia and Afghanistan and infused\n with the flavours of Sindhi, Parsi, Punjabi, Nawabi, Mughlai and British\n food. When Sunita Kohli?s parents, Chand and Inder Prakash Sur, first settled\n in Lucknow after having to leave Lahore following partition, they brought\n with them only the memories of home. In the Lucknow cookbook Sunita Kohli and\n Chand sur bring together the taste and smells of home in these 150 well-loved\n dishes from their kitchens and from the kitchens of family and friends. These\n delectable kebabs and soups, biryanis, pulao's and raitas, mutton, chicken\n and fish dishes, paranthas and rotis, vegetables, sweets and puddings,\n cocktail snacks, chutneys and pickles are a taste of the fabled Lucknowi\n tradition of hospitality. A celebration of the Tehzeeb of Lucknow as well as\n its nazaakat (elegance) the book is also a portrait of the city and its\n storied history.