Brihdratha dynasty was succeeded by Pradyota dynasty.Vayu Puran states that this dynasty ruled for 138 years.There was a heinous tradition that father was killed by the prince to become the king.There was no law and order and crime was at its zenith.Vayu puran also states that there was a civil disobedience and civil disorder which ended the bloody feud for throne and elected other as their king.
The architecture was neither monumental nor it was concentrated to urbanization.The building materials were those which found in abundance like wood,bamboos,thatches and later on use of bricks were also reported.As described in the epics,materials used for the construction of the palaces,homes and shelters were woods, bricks and stones.Art of cooking was principally dependent on the kinds of utensils used.Rig Veda confirms that the people developed the culture of organised form of cooking.The food were properly cleaned and spices were adequa -tely and properly mingled.The meat of whatever form was roasted first and then prepared with delicacies using adequate spices.The vegetarian foods were also prepared and among them soup was important.The utensils were made up of clay,wood and stone.Ghee, curd,butter and other products were used to garnish and giving taste to the food.Four types,like soft,hard, licking and sucking foods were available.
Parched rice,boiled rice,milk rice,honey rice,karasara and saskuli were rice preparations.
-----Karasara:-A dish made out of rice,milk,til seeds and sesame seed.
-----Saskuli:- A dish made out of rice,milk,coconut sweetened with honey.
Groats,Yavakas,Vatya and Apupas were the barley preparations.
-----Groats:-It was the cracked Kernel of buckwheat and was very healthy.
-----Yavakas:-It was unripe or raw barley preparation.
-----Apupas:-It was like a cake sweetened with honey.
-----Vatya:-It was the gruel prepared with roasted barley.
Uses of wheat preparations are not well informed.
Honey mixed with curd,milk and buttermilk was the part of the daily food routine.The kings were allowed to take meats of deer,birds,fishes and sacrificed horses.Intoxicated drinks called Madya were also used evidently.Cuisines of epic periods constitute fruits,vegetables and sweets.
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The architecture was neither monumental nor it was concentrated to urbanization.The building materials were those which found in abundance like wood,bamboos,thatches and later on use of bricks were also reported.As described in the epics,materials used for the construction of the palaces,homes and shelters were woods, bricks and stones.Art of cooking was principally dependent on the kinds of utensils used.Rig Veda confirms that the people developed the culture of organised form of cooking.The food were properly cleaned and spices were adequa -tely and properly mingled.The meat of whatever form was roasted first and then prepared with delicacies using adequate spices.The vegetarian foods were also prepared and among them soup was important.The utensils were made up of clay,wood and stone.Ghee, curd,butter and other products were used to garnish and giving taste to the food.Four types,like soft,hard, licking and sucking foods were available.
Parched rice,boiled rice,milk rice,honey rice,karasara and saskuli were rice preparations.
-----Karasara:-A dish made out of rice,milk,til seeds and sesame seed.
-----Saskuli:- A dish made out of rice,milk,coconut sweetened with honey.
Groats,Yavakas,Vatya and Apupas were the barley preparations.
-----Groats:-It was the cracked Kernel of buckwheat and was very healthy.
-----Yavakas:-It was unripe or raw barley preparation.
-----Apupas:-It was like a cake sweetened with honey.
-----Vatya:-It was the gruel prepared with roasted barley.
Uses of wheat preparations are not well informed.
Honey mixed with curd,milk and buttermilk was the part of the daily food routine.The kings were allowed to take meats of deer,birds,fishes and sacrificed horses.Intoxicated drinks called Madya were also used evidently.Cuisines of epic periods constitute fruits,vegetables and sweets.
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