Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid, “Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook“, 1998 also was the topic of an earlier blog post.
Here I present: Rekha Sharma, “The Complete Indian Dal Cookbook: Delicious & Nutritious Recipes of Beans, Lentils & Peas from India”, 2020 was a cookbook on dal (bean, pea & lentil).
Above I show in the schematic diagram a “Bihari thali” (meal tin).
The “Bihari thali” consists of:
1. Central (rice).
2. “Roti” Flatbread.
3. “Achar” Pickles.
4. “Chatni” Chutney.
5. “Dal” (bean, pea, lentil)
6. “Curds” (paneer, yogurt, tofu).
These six items are served on a meal tin called “thali” in the Hindi language of Bihar, India.
Here I presented: Rekha Sharma, “The Complete Indian Dal Cookbook: Delicious & Nutritious Recipes of Beans, Lentils & Peas from India”, 2020 a cookbook on “dal” (bean, pea & lentil).
In Japan the meal plan of Buddhist temple monks is similar Indian “Bihari thali” vegetarian cooking.