Old photo of kebab recipe from Warren Hastings’ diary hits the internet

Let’s face it, things from the past can be pretty tricky. While some of these items may evoke feelings of nostalgia and attachment, others may have historical significance and represent important milestones or events in human history. These artifacts can give us a sense of connection to the past and help us understand how people lived and thought in earlier times. Recently, author Ira Mukhoti shared an old photograph of a kebab recipe from the personal diary of Warren Hastings, the first Governor General of Bengal.

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Ira shared a picture of the kebab recipe on Twitter. In the photo, we can see a handwritten note which lists ingredients for the kebabs such as minced meat or keema, garlic, chillies, egg yolk, cream and more. Hastings also noted the process of making the dishes. “Mix well in 5 or 6 glasses of water, boil until dry in a saucepan. Grind it well on a stone … Make it into cakes and fry in butter, taking care not to stick to the pan,” Read note. “Warren Hastings’s Kebab Recipe. Even as charges of corruption were about to be framed against him, Hastings was enjoying the company of Nawab Asaf in Lucknow in July 1784, learning to make kebabs. British Library, Hastings Personal diary,” read the caption. Tweet’s

Warren Hastings Kebab Recipe

When charges of corruption were about to be framed against him, Hastings enjoying the company of Nawab Asaf in Lucknow in July 1784, learning to make kebabs

British Library, Private Diary of Hastings pic.twitter.com/fqCtch2x1L— Ira Mukhoty (@Mukhoty) February 23, 2023

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The tweet has so far garnered 77.5K views and 796 likes since being shared. Internet users were very interested about this old note of kebab recipe. One user wrote, “Excellent document. Does it have ‘kabab khetai’ written on it?”

great document. Does it say “kebab khetai”?— (((1/f ))) February 23, 2023

Another user commented, “India’s beauty, winner, checked the food first.”

the beauty of #IndiaWinner, food first tested.- Vas Shenoy (@VasShenoy) February 24, 2023

Another said, “Some of the tastiest kebabs in the world are still to be found in Lucknow.”

Some of the tastiest kebabs in the world are still to be found in Lucknow. – Ben Moles 🇦🇺 (@bwmoles) February 24, 2023

A fourth comment read, “Yum. Thanks for sharing. What are numbers 5 and 7? Surely not “parched boot” and “dheep”? Would love to try that!” “Food first (food first),” added another.

Yum. Thanks for the info. What are the numbers 5 and 7? Not “parched boot” and “dheep” surely? Would love to try it! — Chicu (@Chicu_l) February 24, 2023

Food first! 😂- Kunal Sharma (@kunalsharma1284) February 23, 2023

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