The Bhopalites would now taste the Nawabi Cuisine, in an authentic manner. Za-aiqa, an authentic Indian Restaurant at Noor-us-Sabah Palace would serve the Shahi Food, in a food fest ‘The Thrill of live Grill- Jashn-e-Aazadi’. The fest would begin from Thursday and would continue till August 18.
The festival would take the foodies of the city on an extraordinary expedition to taste the flavorsome Nawabi dishes. The carefully crafted menu comprises traditional spice laced food, succulently created from fresh ingredients keeping in mind a healthy nutritional balance and preserving the wholesome goodness.
The specialty of the four-day food fest lies in its title, ‘The Thrill of live Grill’. The food lovers of the city would be served kababs that would be grilled slowly in a light sigdi live on their tables. The citizens could have as many kababs as they want.
Other than vegetarian and non-vegetarian varieties, this time the Za-aiqa Restaurant would also serve the zaaiqa of sea-food. The prawn kababs would also be served for those who love the grilled prawns.
While talking to the media persons, General Manager of the hotel, Amit Kumar Singh here on Tuesday said, “The kind of food served at Za-aiqa is thoughtfully planned, to balance the six tastes of ‘Shattrasa’. Elaborating further he says, “Shatrasa means the six tastes that include sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, salty and astringent. Each taste has its inherent qualities. It might be heavy, moist or dry but each flavor would enhance the taste buds of the food lovers.”
Welcoming everyone to experience the delicacies on a platter at Za-aiqa he said, “We have everything for everybody. This fest would be a place to enjoy an exotic, sumptuous and relaxing meal.”
More than 250 meals would be served in a four-day festival where the people would experience a new dish each day. Other than this two different welcome drinks, a newly introduced ‘papad ki tokri’, eight varieties of vegetarian and non-vegetarian salads, 10 types of desserts and much would be served at Rs 799. The four-day food fest would be a delightful experience for the food lovers of the city as they could eat unlimited the varieties of Nawabi dishes each day.