Paka Darpan'- A Composition and reflections on Ancient Indian food Designing and Technology, is the treatise written by King Nala. It explores all aspects of Suda shastra (Science and Art of ancient Indian cookery). Compendium to speciality text is the Ayurveda Literary transition. This is a special area of Ayurveda Literary Research and the literary transition in relation to 'Caraka Samhita. 'Paka Darpan' is narrated in 11 chapters and each chapter is named as 'Prakarana'. Each dish is explained under the headings of Ingredients, Materials required, Make it ready, Blending techniques & Health benefits. Present work is categorized into two aspects viz.: 1. Paka : A Division of Accomplishment Here the Concepts essential to understand 'Paka Darpan' are explored under the headings of shastra, samskara, varga and sarga, concepts of Indian cookery. 2. Darpan : A Division of Demonstration Here the text is translated and edited. Thus new perspective for 'Literary Research' viz. preservation, presentation and propagation of 'ancient treasure' has been given through the work of Paka Darpan.