Among the many things Moghuls brought to India is a fondness for meat roasted on spits. Of course Indians used to eat roasted meat earlier. But the Central Asians’ patronage made kababs ubiquitous on the Indian subcontinent. The culinary form reached its zenith in states such as Lucknow and Hyderabad renowned for their epicurean rulers. For instance, the `melt-in-your-mouth’ giloti kabab was...