Indian Slow Cooker Recipes: Rich and Savory Indian Slow Cooker

Indian Slow Cooker Recipes: Rich and Savory Indian Slow Cooker Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and More.

If cooking Indian recipes in a slow cooker sounds somewhat strange, itâ€™s because the history of dum pukht is not so well known. Dum pukht is a cooking technique two centuries old, which could be the predecessor and oldest ancestor of all crock-pots in the world.

Dum means steam, and pukht, to cut off. â€œTo cut off steamâ€ is a way of cooking foods in a very heavy pot on a very slow flame over charcoal. The unique feature is that this pot would be sealed with a mixture of flour and water to prevent the steam from escaping â€“hence â€œcutting it offâ€.

It is believed by historians that this way of cooking food came from the Indian royalty around 1770 during the Mughal Empire when famine killed 5% of the population of India. A ruler from the North East part of India decided to feed his subjects from the food he had in his own kitchen, and the food was cooked in dum pukht.

Once the famine passed, this way of cooking became very popular. Stewed meats, beans, lentils and other legumes were cooked in these sealed pots, but unlike the modern crock-pot, they couldnâ€™t stay unattended or else they could burn. Royals could have the luxury of foods gently simmered for hours, and thatâ€™s something you can think about when cooking your Indian recipes in a slow cooker: youâ€™re giving yourself a royal treatment!
Country USA
Manufacturer Echo Bay Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-03-23
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Echo Bay Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-03-23
Format	Kindle eBook

Indian Slow Cooker Recipes: Rich and Savory Indian Slow Cooker Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and More.

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