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