Illustrated folio from the Ni'matnāmah showing the preparation of deep-fried delicacies and their presentation to the king; 1495–1505. Photograph: R8cocin8 (2022), Wikimedia Commons

Nimatnama-i-Nasiruddin-Shahi (Book of Delicacies of Nasir-ud-Din Shah) was a cookbook written c.1500 in the Malwa Sultanate. The manuscript was written in Persian, in the Naskh script and illustrates the preparation of recipes through the Turkic style of Shirazi painting and the Chaurapanchasika style of pre-Mughal India. It is presently housed in the British Library, London.