Mughlai cuisine - Quiz
Mughlai cuisine
  • 1. Which Dutch East India Company merchant recorded details of a wealthy Indian's feast during Jahangir's reign?
A) Eugene Schuyler
B) Edward Terry
C) Ármin Vámbéry
D) Francisco Pelsaert
  • 2. Which meat dish, meaning 'with onion', was recorded by Francisco Pelsaert?
A) keema matar
B) pasanda
C) dupiyaza
D) aeshelia
  • 3. What were zueyla, according to Francisco Pelsaert's account?
A) Stuffed Bengali flatbreads
B) Spiced cakes of wheat
C) Minced lamb curries
D) Rice fritters in syrup
  • 4. How did the American diplomat Eugene Schuyler describe pilau?
A) Excellent
B) Terrible and overly spicy
C) Exceedingly pleasing to all palates
D) Pleasant but too greasy and insipid
  • 5. Who served as the British ambassador to Jahangir's court from 1615 to 1619?
A) Edward Terry
B) Eugene Schuyler
C) Ármin Vámbéry
D) Francisco Pelsaert
  • 6. How many different dishes were set in front of guests at the Mughlai dinner described by Edward Terry?
A) Fifty
B) Ten
C) A hundred
D) Twenty
  • 7. What colors was the rice dyed in at the Mughlai dinner described by Edward Terry?
A) Purple and green
B) Gold and silver
C) Red and yellow
D) Blue and orange
  • 8. Which Mughal Emperor is associated with the origin of chicken tikka?
A) Jahangir
B) Akbar
C) Babur
D) Shah Jahan
  • 9. What was added to chicken tikka in late 20th-century Britain to create chicken tikka masala?
A) Almonds and rose-water
B) Cashews and curd
C) Yoghurt and green ginger
D) Tomato, cream, and spices
  • 10. What are the tastes of Mughlai cuisine typically associated with?
A) A distinctive aroma and the use of ground and whole spices
B) Extremely sweet flavors and minimal seasoning
C) Solely fruit-based sauces and raw vegetables
D) Bland ingredients and fermented dairy
  • 11. How many main course dishes can make up an elaborate buffet in a Mughlai meal?
A) Exactly fifty
B) Up to fifteen
C) As many as a hundred
D) Only five
  • 12. What is keema matar?
A) Chicken black pepper curry
B) Minced lamb and pea curry
C) Sautéed potatoes in cashew curd curry
D) Kashmiri red meat in aromatic sauce
  • 13. What is kofta chorba?
A) Rice-based dessert
B) Verimicelli with milk
C) Soup with meatballs
D) Minced lamb and pea curry
  • 14. What is murgh kali mirch?
A) Marinated spiced chicken
B) Chicken black pepper curry
C) Minced lamb curry
D) Kashmiri red meat curry
  • 15. What is mutton rogan josh?
A) Kashmiri red meat in an aromatic sauce
B) Chicken black pepper curry
C) Minced lamb and pea curry
D) A mild curry with a thick yoghurt sauce
  • 16. What is shahi kaju aloo?
A) Sautéed potatoes in a cashew and curd curry
B) Rice-based dessert with dried fruits
C) Fig halva with milk solids
D) Bread pudding with cardamom
  • 17. During which historical period were kebabs first introduced?
A) British Raj
B) Maurya Empire
C) Delhi Sultanate
D) Gupta Empire
  • 18. What is korma?
A) A mild curry with a thick sauce made by braising meat or vegetables in yoghurt and spices
B) A soup containing small meatballs
C) A rice dish garnished with meat and spices
D) A spicy red meat curry from Kashmir
  • 19. What is murgh musallam?
A) Minced lamb and pea curry
B) A dish of marinated spiced chicken
C) Bread pudding with dried fruits
D) Chicken black pepper curry
  • 20. What is pasanda?
A) Vermicelli in a thickened syrup
B) Sautéed potatoes in a cashew and curd curry
C) Cheese and rice fritters in scented syrup
D) Marinated meat in a creamy sauce with yoghurt, nuts, and mild spices
  • 21. What is Mughlai paratha?
A) A rich bread pudding with cardamom
B) A tandoor-grilled yoghurt-marinated chicken
C) A Bengali flatbread stuffed with minced meat or egg
D) A spiced cake of wheat from Jahangir's reign
  • 22. What is anjeer halwa?
A) Fig halva
B) Rice-based dessert
C) Vermicelli with milk
D) Milk solids cooked to a fudge
  • 23. What are gulab jamun made of according to the text?
A) Milk solids cooked to a fudge with sugar
B) Bread pudding with dried fruits
C) Cheese and rice fritters in a scented syrup
D) Figs cooked in clarified butter
  • 24. What is falooda?
A) Fig halva with cardamom
B) A rice-based dessert
C) Vermicelli with milk, clarified butter, rose-water and almonds
D) Vermicelli in a thickened syrup
  • 25. What ingredients are used to make seviyan?
A) Milk solids cooked to a fudge with sugar
B) Vermicelli with milk, clarified butter, rose-water and almonds
C) Bread pudding with dried fruits and cardamom
D) Cheese and rice fritters in a scented syrup
  • 26. What kind of dessert is phirni?
A) A rice-based dessert
B) A milk solid fudge
C) Vermicelli in thickened syrup
D) A fig-based halva
  • 27. What is barfi?
A) Milk solids cooked to a fudge with sugar
B) Cheese and rice fritters in syrup
C) Vermicelli with milk and rose-water
D) Rich bread pudding with dried fruits
  • 28. What is shahi tukra?
A) A rich bread pudding with dried fruits and cardamom
B) Cheese fritters in a scented syrup
C) Fig halva with clarified butter
D) A rice-based dessert with milk and almonds
  • 29. Which indigenous Indian fruits were highly prized by the Mughals as desserts?
A) Oranges
B) Bananas
C) Apples
D) Mangoes
  • 30. What is a characteristic Mughal drink?
A) Lassi
B) Sherbet
C) Chai
D) Thandai
  • 31. Mughlai cuisine represents a combination of the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent with what other cuisine?
A) Persian cuisine
B) Latin American cuisine
C) Mediterranean cuisine
D) Chinese cuisine
  • 32. Which cooking method was brought by the Mughals?
A) Deep frying in wok pans
B) Smoking meat over pine wood
C) The tandoor clay oven
D) Baking bread in stone hearths
  • 33. Which Mughal work translates to 'Shah Jahan's Recipes'?
A) Nuskha-i-Shahjahani
B) Colours of the Table
C) Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt
D) Alwān-E-Niʿmat
  • 34. Which work is dedicated entirely to sweetmeats?
A) Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt
B) Nuskha-i-Shahjahani
C) Alwān-E-Niʿmat
D) Compendium of Things Eaten and Drunk
  • 35. How many chapters does the Nuskha-i-Shahjahani have?
A) Ten chapters
B) Forty chapters
C) Five chapters
D) Twelve chapters
  • 36. Which emperor's court is the Nuskha-i-Shahjahani said to record dishes for?
A) Shah Jahan
B) Aurangzeb
C) Jahangir
D) Akbar
  • 37. During which emperor's reign or later was the Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt written?
A) Humayun
B) Shah Jahan
C) Aurangzeb
D) Jahangir
  • 38. How many chapters are in the Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt?
A) 40 chapters
B) 12 chapters
C) 10 chapters
D) 25 chapters
  • 39. During whose reign was the Alwān-E-Niʿmat created?
A) Jahangir
B) Aurangzeb
C) Shah Jahan
D) Babur
  • 40. Which of the following is described as a biscuit-like bread, sometimes with almond?
A) Firni
B) Falooda
C) Nan ḵẖata'i
D) Gulgula
  • 41. What is harīsa according to the text?
A) Savoury porridge
B) Meat with onions
C) Stuffed poultry
D) Cold vermicelli dessert
  • 42. What are ḵẖāgīna and shishranga described as in the Nuskha-i-Shahjahani?
A) Rice desserts
B) Pickles and jams
C) Omelette
D) Leavened breads
  • 43. Which chapter type in the Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt covers Hindustani sauce-based dishes?
A) Bharta
B) Dopiyāza
C) Sālanhā-i hindī
D) Qalīya
  • 44. Which of the following is a type of rice and milk pudding mentioned in the text?
A) Halva
B) Phirni
C) Panbhatta
D) Falooda
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