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  • 1. Which Dutch East India Company merchant recorded details of a wealthy Indian's feast during Jahangir's reign?
A) Edward Terry
B) Francisco Pelsaert
C) Eugene Schuyler
D) Ármin Vámbéry
  • 2. Which meat dish, meaning 'with onion', was recorded by Francisco Pelsaert?
A) dupiyaza
B) keema matar
C) pasanda
D) aeshelia
  • 3. What were zueyla, according to Francisco Pelsaert's account?
A) Minced lamb curries
B) Spiced cakes of wheat
C) Rice fritters in syrup
D) Stuffed Bengali flatbreads
  • 4. How did the American diplomat Eugene Schuyler describe pilau?
A) Terrible and overly spicy
B) Exceedingly pleasing to all palates
C) Pleasant but too greasy and insipid
D) Excellent
  • 5. Who served as the British ambassador to Jahangir's court from 1615 to 1619?
A) Francisco Pelsaert
B) Ármin Vámbéry
C) Edward Terry
D) Eugene Schuyler
  • 6. How many different dishes were set in front of guests at the Mughlai dinner described by Edward Terry?
A) Ten
B) A hundred
C) Twenty
D) Fifty
  • 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) Babur
B) Akbar
C) Jahangir
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) Yoghurt and green ginger
C) Tomato, cream, and spices
D) Cashews and curd
  • 10. What are the tastes of Mughlai cuisine typically associated with?
A) Solely fruit-based sauces and raw vegetables
B) A distinctive aroma and the use of ground and whole spices
C) Extremely sweet flavors and minimal seasoning
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) As many as a hundred
C) Only five
D) Up to fifteen
  • 12. What is keema matar?
A) Minced lamb and pea curry
B) Sautéed potatoes in cashew curd curry
C) Kashmiri red meat in aromatic sauce
D) Chicken black pepper curry
  • 13. What is kofta chorba?
A) Soup with meatballs
B) Rice-based dessert
C) Minced lamb and pea curry
D) Verimicelli with milk
  • 14. What is murgh kali mirch?
A) Chicken black pepper curry
B) Marinated spiced chicken
C) Minced lamb curry
D) Kashmiri red meat curry
  • 15. What is mutton rogan josh?
A) Minced lamb and pea curry
B) Chicken black pepper curry
C) Kashmiri red meat in an aromatic sauce
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) Bread pudding with cardamom
C) Rice-based dessert with dried fruits
D) Fig halva with milk solids
  • 17. During which historical period were kebabs first introduced?
A) Gupta Empire
B) Maurya Empire
C) British Raj
D) Delhi Sultanate
  • 18. What is korma?
A) A spicy red meat curry from Kashmir
B) A rice dish garnished with meat and spices
C) A mild curry with a thick sauce made by braising meat or vegetables in yoghurt and spices
D) A soup containing small meatballs
  • 19. What is murgh musallam?
A) Chicken black pepper curry
B) Bread pudding with dried fruits
C) Minced lamb and pea curry
D) A dish of marinated spiced chicken
  • 20. What is pasanda?
A) Vermicelli in a thickened syrup
B) Marinated meat in a creamy sauce with yoghurt, nuts, and mild spices
C) Cheese and rice fritters in scented syrup
D) Sautéed potatoes in a cashew and curd curry
  • 21. What is Mughlai paratha?
A) A tandoor-grilled yoghurt-marinated chicken
B) A Bengali flatbread stuffed with minced meat or egg
C) A rich bread pudding with cardamom
D) A spiced cake of wheat from Jahangir's reign
  • 22. What is anjeer halwa?
A) Vermicelli with milk
B) Fig halva
C) Rice-based dessert
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) Cheese and rice fritters in a scented syrup
C) Figs cooked in clarified butter
D) Bread pudding with dried fruits
  • 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) Bread pudding with dried fruits and cardamom
C) Cheese and rice fritters in a scented syrup
D) Vermicelli with milk, clarified butter, rose-water and almonds
  • 26. What kind of dessert is phirni?
A) A fig-based halva
B) Vermicelli in thickened syrup
C) A milk solid fudge
D) A rice-based dessert
  • 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) Cheese fritters in a scented syrup
B) A rice-based dessert with milk and almonds
C) A rich bread pudding with dried fruits and cardamom
D) Fig halva with clarified butter
  • 29. Which indigenous Indian fruits were highly prized by the Mughals as desserts?
A) Oranges
B) Mangoes
C) Bananas
D) Apples
  • 30. What is a characteristic Mughal drink?
A) Chai
B) Thandai
C) Sherbet
D) Lassi
  • 31. Mughlai cuisine represents a combination of the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent with what other cuisine?
A) Latin American cuisine
B) Chinese cuisine
C) Persian cuisine
D) Mediterranean 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) Alwān-E-Niʿmat
B) Colours of the Table
C) Nuskha-i-Shahjahani
D) Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt
  • 34. Which work is dedicated entirely to sweetmeats?
A) Nuskha-i-Shahjahani
B) Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt
C) Alwān-E-Niʿmat
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) Aurangzeb
C) Jahangir
D) Shah Jahan
  • 37. During which emperor's reign or later was the Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt written?
A) Aurangzeb
B) Humayun
C) Shah Jahan
D) Jahangir
  • 38. How many chapters are in the Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt?
A) 25 chapters
B) 40 chapters
C) 12 chapters
D) 10 chapters
  • 39. During whose reign was the Alwān-E-Niʿmat created?
A) Jahangir
B) Babur
C) Aurangzeb
D) Shah Jahan
  • 40. Which of the following is described as a biscuit-like bread, sometimes with almond?
A) Gulgula
B) Nan ḵẖata'i
C) Firni
D) Falooda
  • 41. What is harīsa according to the text?
A) Cold vermicelli dessert
B) Savoury porridge
C) Stuffed poultry
D) Meat with onions
  • 42. What are ḵẖāgīna and shishranga described as in the Nuskha-i-Shahjahani?
A) Pickles and jams
B) Rice desserts
C) Leavened breads
D) Omelette
  • 43. Which chapter type in the Ḵẖulāṣat-i Mākūlāt u Mashrūbāt covers Hindustani sauce-based dishes?
A) Qalīya
B) Sālanhā-i hindī
C) Bharta
D) Dopiyāza
  • 44. Which of the following is a type of rice and milk pudding mentioned in the text?
A) Falooda
B) Phirni
C) Panbhatta
D) Halva
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